as in murdered
to put to death deliberately
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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Another big turning point was in September, when Israel set off the pager bombs and, shortly afterward, assassinated Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Israel assassinated a top commander of Iran’s Quds Force, in Damascus, and that set off a whole chain of events which led to the first ever Iranian strike on Israel and then Israel’s response.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
The tradition continued with the 1901 death and funeral of Former President William McKinley, who was assassinated while in office.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
Right up until he was assassinated, Hassan Nasrallah did not believe that Israel would kill him.
—Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Castillo Armas, the murderer of Guatemalan democracy, would himself be assassinated by a member of his own presidential guard in 1957.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Dec. 2024
He was appointed to the position in 2004 by Sonia Gandhi, widow of assassinated Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
In November, Hezbollah agreed to a cease-fire after Israel assassinated its leaders and invaded Lebanon in response to Hezbollah rocket fire.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Not about the man, but about the streets that had been named in his honor after he was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Israel assassinated a top commander of Iran’s Quds Force, in Damascus, and that set off a whole chain of events which led to the first ever Iranian strike on Israel and then Israel’s response.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
The tradition continued with the 1901 death and funeral of Former President William McKinley, who was assassinated while in office.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
Right up until he was assassinated, Hassan Nasrallah did not believe that Israel would kill him.
—Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Castillo Armas, the murderer of Guatemalan democracy, would himself be assassinated by a member of his own presidential guard in 1957.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Dec. 2024
He was appointed to the position in 2004 by Sonia Gandhi, widow of assassinated Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
In November, Hezbollah agreed to a cease-fire after Israel assassinated its leaders and invaded Lebanon in response to Hezbollah rocket fire.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Not about the man, but about the streets that had been named in his honor after he was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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