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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 landscape was bleak even before Macbeth heard the fateful prophecy and embarked on his murderous adventure—Ms. Proske’s production suggests that the impulse toward tyranny never ends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The bee team fighting a murderous hornet invasion.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

To be clear, the incident, shown from a couple different angles, does not show murderous intent from the driver.

From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2026

A wave breaks over the barrier, and churns the glassy water for a moment and mixes bubbles into the pool, and then it clears and is tranquil and lovely and murderous again.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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