killer
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Slasher movies have always depended on a memorable killer, and the genre has produced some of horror’s most instantly recognizable figures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Diesel’s recent price jump is “kind of a silent killer to people’s wallets,” said Denton Cinquegrana, chief oil analyst at Dow Jones Energy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Police have said they are not sure if they are hunting a serial killer.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Egil dies blind, impotent and frail, but remains a defiant killer and a compelling personality to the end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Sam pushes the stick shift into gear, and the vehicle lurches forward, weed killer sloshing in the giant tanks behind us.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
In their ruling on Tuesday, the five Supreme Court judges said the law had long differentiated between child and adult killers, and that the trial judge had correctly and fairly decided on a minimum term.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Times leads on the fact that killers, including two men convicted over the death of PC Andrew Harper, will stay behind bars.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
He blended into the crowd, grew his beard, attended the mosques where the killers preached, listened, questioned, checked rumors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
But prolonged exposure produced cells that were poor killers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Bigger tractors and machines, chemical weed killers, and artificial fertilizer made it easier for one farmer to handle more acres.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
