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murders

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

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Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building” 4.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building” 7.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Now, generational analysis seems to be everywhere; from TV comedies like Hacks and Only Murders in the Building, to office-place chitchat.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Murders fell 20% to 1,561 the first year and a further 58% to 649 in 2001, Mr. Giuliani’s last year in office.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“From the old forbidden books. The Premature Burial. And the others. The Pit, the Pendulum, and the ape, the chimney, the Murders in the Rue Morgue. In a book I burned, yes!”

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury