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killing

[kil-ing] / ˈkɪl ɪŋ /


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I see her excel and just keep killing it on all different kinds of aspects of entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

That same year, he and his deputies were photographed kneeling and speaking with protesters in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, an action he has since recast as praying.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The killing of Khamenei did not end his presence on social media, with his accounts on X and Telegram still posting, sometimes several times daily with comments from past speeches.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Vescovi told Moss the killing looked like self-defense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The Osage elders sang the traditional songs for the dead, only now the songs seemed for the living, for those who had to endure this world of killing.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann