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murderous

[mur-der-uhs] / ˈmɜr dər əs /


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The extended 75-minute debut episode starts at 20:00 BST on Thursday, with Claudia Winkleman again hosting the murderous game.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The bee team fighting a murderous hornet invasion.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard, the tale of silent film star Norma Desmond’s descent into murderous derangement as her Hollywood comeback stays out of frame, is the other.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Keith David, who plays real-life activist minister Henry H. Garnet, gives a seven-minute speech on education as if he’s performing a Shakespearean monologue, after which he faces down a murderous sheriff like he’s Shaft.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

She throws a murderous glance my direction and goes back for my walker.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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