slain

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Victoria's Alpine region is home to a very small, close-knit community, where both the Freeman family and the slain officers Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart were well-known.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

She said she hopes rallying around the slain “Buffy” series can help persuade Hulu to reconsider its decision or prompt another network to pick up the show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Iranian officials on Sunday confirmed that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain supreme leader, will assume the country’s top religious and political post.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

The widening conflict came as a body of conservative clerics in Iran was weighing who will replace the nation’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

He approved of his sister's choice of Ser Balon Swann to take the place of the slain Preston Greenfield.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin