as in murdering
to put to death deliberately
these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way
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But there is more murdering and banishing to come.—
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
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The Huntsman centers on an ICU nurse who becomes immersed in a dangerous world after agreeing to help a coma patient accused of murdering six women.—
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Another 33 hours passed before law enforcement arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, the defendant now facing a possible death sentence if found guilty by a jury in Utah for allegedly assassinating Kirk.—
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The remainder of my life will be dedicated to assassinating judges, attorneys, and a police station's entire shift staff.—
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The number of homebuyers taking out VA loans also increased in August, rising 3 percent year-over-year nationwide—bucking the trend observed for conventional loans, which declined 9 percent year-over-year in the same month.—
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Literally sitting on the ground, probably kneeling and just watching the television, taking out the tape, rewinding it, putting it back in and watching it over and over again.—
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Reeves is currently on Broadway with his Bill & Ted co-star Alex Winter, slaying in Waiting for Godot at the Hudson Theatre.—
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Unfortunately, the serial killer known as John Doe is ritualistically slaying victims by turning the seven deadly sins into symbolic, atrocious murders.—
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By splicing pop songs and familiar meme formats into cruel detainment footage, ICE strains to attract a younger demographic, hoping to convince people that the agency is a vibrant—and trollishly funny—organization engaged in the noble work of putting away bad guys.—
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Many new hires go with the default savings rate, which can result in putting away less.—
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The Next Move feature delivers proactive suggestions based on what users are doing in the moment.—
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In 2023, while probing what origami was doing in papers about the Ising model, Galashin came across a question that caught his attention.—
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Rodarte, while executing a search warrant at an Olivehurst home the morning of March 26, was killed by a single gunshot, which authorities said was fired by Rick David Oliver.—
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Trump previously floated the idea of executing attacks on Mexico.—
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Therefore Primate and its promising central character turns more into a typical slasher flick, repeatedly knocking off the swimsuit-wearing teens one by one, his specialty being yanking out jaws and other bloody grossouts.—
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Lindsey Barber scored a career-high 21 points as the Dartmouth girls basketball team avenged a loss earlier this season by knocking off New Bedford, 49-41, in a nonleague contest.—
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“Bumping off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumping%20off. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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