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killed

  • past participle of kill.
  • past tense form of kill.

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Four U.S. service members were killed this week, bringing the total to 18 since the war began.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

In 2024, he was working in deer management on an estate where he suspects the dead hares had been killed.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Burke and Hernandez got into an argument the night before prosecutors say she was killed, with the teen expressing frustration and jealousy over Burke’s relationships with other women.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Earlier this month, a deadly fire in the coastal region of Andalusia, popular with foreigners, killed 13 people.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

But Father Julien suspects he’ll be killed anyway if the diary makes it out of the university and the Japanese read it in its entirety.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly