killed

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The last major dispute erupted after one of the pilgrimage's biggest tragedies, in 2015, when 464 Iranians were among 2,300 pilgrims killed in a stampede, prompting recriminations between Riyadh and Tehran.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

In preclinical studies, the enhanced immune cells successfully killed human cancer cells from several aggressive cancers, including leukemia, glioblastoma, kidney cancer, and triple-negative breast cancer.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

His 16-year-old son was killed in a crash in the Highlands in August 2025.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

It is the second fatal shark attack in Australian coastal waters in as many weeks, after a 38-year-old was killed while spearfishing near Perth, in Western Australia, last Saturday.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

And so I went to work each day in the quarry, a bone-breaking job that killed heartier men than me, and waited to die.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman