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If weekend warriors can’t slay zombies on a dystopian battlefield, at least they can massacre dandelions in their backyards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

See: Warsh says he’s determined to slay inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

"My friend Chrissie is a champion of champions and as such she will slay this monster again," said long-time rival and friend Martina Navratilova.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

There are windmills to slay, crises to fabricate, rings to kiss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

Prince had Tears running down his Face; he walked forwards in utter Regularity; & Shun, it was as if he had no Body & no Substance to slay.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

If Evil-Lyn can stop Adam with a freeze-ray, why does she wait until he slays many of her colleagues to do so?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Powell slays a dragon, he listens to Van Halen, he quotes William Wallace, and carves a self-portrait out of a tree.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2025

They have become renowned for their pre-game build-up, the highlight being a video show projected onto the ice in which an armour-clad knight on skates slays a fire-breathing dragon.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2024

Sarah O’Gleby’s choreography reaches its zenith right at the start, and not even with humans: A mini-kickline of plastic corncob Rockettes slays.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023

“But me, I think instead of writing about baseball or football, I’m gonna write about a knight who slays a fire-breathing dragon.”

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

Moderates are taking the proposal in stride, declaring victory after having slayed the sort of overhauls that Roy and others were pushing for.

From Slate ● May 13, 2025

The film, which was produced by Margot Robbie, slayed at Sundance last year and was quickly snapped up for a reported $15 million after a bidding war.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024

"We literally ran from the Radisson Red, there were no soundchecks and Daniel went on and just absolutely slayed the audience. He was just sensational," he said.

From BBC ● May 6, 2024

Godzilla finally made it to the Oscars this year — and slayed.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

The king promised a princess’s hand in marriage to whoever slayed the dragon.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

In interviews and on the stump, she conveys both polish and authenticity, and she has garnered a slew of endorsements from unions and progressive organizations like the Teamsters and Emily’s List.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

While the dangerous temperatures shuttered a slew of events, celebrants still packed the streets in Boston, Philadelphia and New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

Jobs across a slew of major sectors remained largely stagnant, including in manufacturing, retail trade, transportation, financial activities.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

Looking ahead, a slew of jobs releases—culminating in non-farms payroll data for June published Thursday—will help define the week’s narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

By fall, though, Barack’s stock had begun to rise in part thanks to the publication of The Audacity of Hope and a slew of media opportunities afforded by the book tour.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The children of Grammy-nominated rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle have reportedly received their share of his estate, more than seven years after he was slain in South Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Three days of public mourning in Tehran for its slain supreme leader ended with a major political spectacle the men now in charge wanted the world to see.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei, the slain supreme leader’s son and successor, wasn’t expected to attend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Iranians began to gather on Friday for the funeral ceremonies of slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei, as officials and international dignitaries paid their last respects to the man who ran the country for three-and-a-half decades.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

My wickedness five years ago, or six, or twelve, has no existence except as now, mumbling, mumbling, sacrificing the slain world to the omnipotence of words, I strain my memory to regain it.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

His whereabouts are known by the loathsome twin giant worms, a brother and sister, who took over the planet Nal Hutta after the slaying of its gangster boss, Jabba the Hutt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

RBA Gov. Michele Bullock avoided giving forward guidance to markets, but made it abundantly clear that she is serious about slaying the inflation dragon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

All charges have been dismissed against one of four suspects in the 2023 slaying of Oakland police Officer Tuan Le, Alameda County D.A. says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

Prosecutors have provided no overarching theory on why Colosio was targeted, and who was behind his slaying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025

But I also loved the stories about Moses parting the Red Sea, David slaying Goliath, Jesus whipping the money changers in the temple.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah