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One shot from the second volley severed Carrillo’s spine, leaving him instantly paralyzed.

Relations with the US and European Union are already strained, while ties with France have virtually been severed.

Indeed, he said, he had issued the video to push back against unnamed influential voices privately urging him to sever this connection.

When its subprime hedge funds crashed in June, Bear Stearns was forcibly severed from its line—and the balloon drifted farther from the ground.

The Galapagos shark's 29 serrated teeth not only left Hoyos with deep wounds to his face and head, but also severed the oxygen line of his diving apparatus.