slain
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Mid-morning shoppers give the dragon, who was, of course, slain in the legend by England's patron saint, sympathetic looks.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Belgacem Haftar, son of eastern Libya's military chief Khalifa Haftar, touted in an interview with AFP what he called a push to make up for more than 40 "lost years" under slain ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Within hours, however, Hosseiny and her mother’s connection to the slain general was disputed, with his daughter writing on social media that they had “no relation whatsoever” to her family.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Victoria's Alpine region is home to a very small, close-knit community, where both the Freeman family and the slain officers Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart were well-known.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
On the walls were cheap religious pictures depicting the Devil being slain by the angel Michael.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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