murder
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Together they sketched out the story’s framework: a murder mystery set in a small town replete with shameful secrets and sinister magic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Clark, from Lichfield, Staffordshire, saw charges of murder or manslaughter dropped by prosecutors towards the end of the trial.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
"One paleo-artist said that it looked like a murder muppet."
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
He said his client was not a gang member and that, while Hernández had been accused of murder in El Salvador, he was acquitted of any charges pertaining to that case.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Even though he didn’t mention the fire or the supposed murder, a spike of something jolted through me.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Vocabulary lists containing murder
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act II
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