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killer

[kil-er] / ˈkɪl ər /


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Even the soaking tub and walk-in shower have killer views.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The researchers believe that reprogramming natural killer cells inside the body could eventually provide new treatment options for a much wider range of conditions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

"The electricity is a killer, it's a big one, it's mega money. It's just out of control now," added Kevin Evans, a butcher and business owner.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Come for my colleagues’ smart insights about the midterms, stay for their killer senses of humor.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

Garfield hated watching men die from wounds, but the greatest killer of the Civil War was sickness.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Lubinets -- a lawyer by training and an ex-MP -- also faced criticism, with one Ukrainian soldier accusing him on Facebook of being "all too eager to smile and ingratiate himself with the killers".

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Walking down Yablunska Street, Dulkay said thoughts of the victims drive him to pursue the killers and keep faith in eventual justice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Representatives for the trust have argued Reiner is barred from accessing the fund due to California’s so-called Slayer Statute, which blocks convicted killers from profiting from their crimes in various ways, including through inheritance claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

However, Parliament voted in 2022 to block juvenile killers from seeking a review if they had been sentenced after they had turned 18.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

But he recalled the killers, because they had arrested him as a freak, more special than any of the other specials.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick


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