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as in to assassinate
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Recent Examples of euthanize
She was devastated and told to euthanize her 3-year-old cat.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Staff and volunteers brought the whale to veterinarians for examination and after a consultation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the whale was humanely euthanized, according to the St. Johns County Beach Services.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Why do animals have to be euthanized to test for rabies?
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Not to be confused with the Josh Hutcherson Saturday Night Live sketch that’s almost impossible to find online, the tragedy of Peanut, an Instagram-famous squirrel that was euthanized late last month, has sent the internet into mourning.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Staff and volunteers brought the whale to veterinarians for examination and after a consultation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the whale was humanely euthanized, according to the St. Johns County Beach Services.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Why do animals have to be euthanized to test for rabies?
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Not to be confused with the Josh Hutcherson Saturday Night Live sketch that’s almost impossible to find online, the tragedy of Peanut, an Instagram-famous squirrel that was euthanized late last month, has sent the internet into mourning.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Musawi was the Party’s second secretary-general, until he was assassinated by Israel, in 1992.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Last week, an Iranian asset was charged with attempting to assassinate President-elect Trump.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
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In April 2016, Tuck said, Amy prepared a release of the deed of trust and used the power of attorney to execute it, and also prepared a quit claim deed to himself to the woman's nearby home.Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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He is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in south Alabama.CBS News, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Louisville Metro Police officer who fired pepper balls at a WAVE-TV news crew that was live on air during a Breonna Taylor protest in 2020 will not be suspended or terminated for his actions, according to an internal affairs findings letter released by LMPD on Thursday.Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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Instead, Cuomo is ready to consider his past — marked by both award-winning acclaim and career-altering scandal — and explore what it’s taken to land on his feet after being terminated by CNN in 2021.Danielle Bacher, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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When an intruder slaughters Alex’s family before running off into the night with her, Marie sets off to retrieve her friend.Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Framed by heavily armed Mexican authorities, relatives of the LeBaron family mourn at the site where nine U.S. citizens, three women and six children related to the extended LeBaron family, were slaughtered along a dirt road near Bavispe, at the Sonora-Chihuahua border, Mexico, Nov 6, 2019.CBS News, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Wealthy tech titans who have put down roots in the city — and see San Francisco as an international hub for high tech — poured millions of dollars into campaign contributions, pressing for an outcome that would infuse this famously liberal city with more centrist politics.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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This means putting down your phone and really engaging with your kids.Katherine Lewis, Parents, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanize. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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