killing

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The killing sparked global unrest and the largest civil rights protest since the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Its investigations unit, staffed by former police officers and bird experts, works to identify those suspected of killing protected birds.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The barrage came days after Russia accused Kyiv of striking a vocational school in the Russian-occupied Lugansk region, killing 21 people.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

While there are few legal limits for killing belligerents in wartime, she said, civilians suspected of crimes should be captured and prosecuted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

From there, we read about Hercules killing that snake with his friend Eye-o-laus.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye