slayer
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And the aging-out of Judith, who named herself after the slayer of Holofernes and whom the Agency is trying to retire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Let’s see if Hall can be his own slayer on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
Saint George is widely known as Christianity's most famous dragon slayer and is commonly depicted as a warrior holding a lance.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2026
She developed a reputation as a giant slayer by outcompeting market-leader Intel a decade ago to take the lead in producing central processing units, or CPUs, for personal computers and data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
A snake killer, an Archduke, a slayer of TOCs—a genius, even.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
Stakeholders: It makes me think of vampire slayers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
In the main, however, townsfolk do not roll out the welcome wagon for these slayers for hire.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2023
Last year’s follow-up “As Above, So Below” continues her sharp social critiques, reflections and genre-blending with pond-hopping collabs with American bar slayers Joey Bada$$ and Denzel Curry and ’70s Zamrock greats Witch.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
With this win Tiafoe moved toward the front of the line of would-be dragon slayers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
Except for two sets of boot prints, one bearing a diamond pattern and the other a Cat’s Paw design, the slayers had left not a single clue.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
