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- noun Plural form of
killing .
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Examples
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But a fair society would be one where developers would make fewer financial killings from the misfortunes of others.
Fireman Randy and Paulson robbing from the poor (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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Death penalty demonstrates a lack of respect for human life in which state-authorized killings is immoral.
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In a notoriously tone-deaf review that helped end his long career, Bosley Crowther of the New York Times wrote: This blending of farce with brutal killings is as pointless as it is lacking in taste.
Arthur Penn, director of 'Bonnie and Clyde,' dies at 88 Emma Brown 2010
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The disagreement-tending-toward-disgust of many of your Regular Readers with your enthusiasm for drone killings is probably not news to you, either.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Drone Warfare: The Upbeat News About the Obama Administration 2010
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This year, the number of killings is going to be even higher.
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But the question in my mind, there for some time now after Arar and the Bush and Dziekanski killings, is -- can this organization actually be cured?
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
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I think the insinuation that the Dark Knight had any responsibility in these killings is ridiculous, as it was with the first post about someone allegedly being inspired by the Joker.
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Malvo, who was only 17 at the time of the killings, is serving a life sentence in a Virginia prison.
How the DC snipers hacked an ex-police car to make a killing machine - Boing Boing 2009
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In a clear provocation to the Sunnis, former Deputy Health Minister Hakim al-Zamili, one of two former government officials accused of allowing Shiite death squads to use ambulances and government hospitals to carry out kidnappings and killings, is running for parliament in the Shiite-led coalition led by the Supreme Council and the Sadrists.
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Well the 1st of September has come and gone, and believe it or not, the dolphin killings have stopped – all thanks to this great little thriller of a movie!
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