put to death
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More than half of them were Black men; nearly all of them were put to death in Florida, Oklahoma, or Texas.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
There were 47 executions in the United States last year, the most since 2009, when 52 people were put to death.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Almost half of those put to death as of the end of November were convicted of drug-related offences, while 53 were convicted of national security offences, the Norway-based group said.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
Deuteronomy 24:16 states: “Parents shall not be put to death for children, nor children be put to death for parents: a person shall be put to death only for his own crime.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
They would not permit the tigers to be put to death!
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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