killed

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

From BBC • 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

Claims that the latest Anthropic release “just killed graphic designers” or “just killed accountants” or “just killed social media managers” all land as BS.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

Friday's explosion was the worst mining disaster in China since 2009, when 108 people were killed in a mine blast in northeast Heilongjiang province.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

These flows did not reach as far away from the mountain as the earlier lateral blast, which had already killed almost everything living in the area of Pumice Plain.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone