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kills

  • present tense form of kill (3rd person singular).

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Appeared in the March 14, 2026, print edition as 'How the FDA Kills a Drug'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Ruhian also shows up in “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum,” which isn’t good, yet is still better than “Boy Kills World” because it was made by people who know how to showcase stunt fighting.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

The Center for Auto Safety posted that it was “dangerous to everyone else on the road”; the urbanist outfit Streetsblog ran a story headlined “How to Build a Car That Kills People: Cybertruck Edition.”

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2023

A night centered around rock aesthetics was wrapped up with performances by Iggy Pop, The Strokes, Interpol and The Kills.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Kills a cow every time he goes huntin'.'

From Eben Holden, a tale of the north country by Bacheller, Irving