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It has spread across Southern California since its discovery in 2008 in San Diego County, where it has slaughtered more than 80,000 trees.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

As Macduff, Tetelman gave a searing rendition of “Ah, la paterna mano,” the heartbreaking aria after his character learns that the bloodthirsty monarch has slaughtered his wife and children.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2024

South Korea has slaughtered 410,000 pigs, all of them in towns north and west of Seoul, since the outbreak was first reported in mid-September at a farm near the border with North Korea.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2019

When Stannis asks Melisandre if she has slaughtered many lambs, she responds, “And none have seen the blade.”

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2015

In spite of his fondness for imitating Frederick the Great, William II has slaughtered the French expressions "officier aspirant," "porte épée," "premier lieutenant," "général," etc., etc.

From The Schemes of the Kaiser by Adam, Juliette