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The last time an inmate in the U.S. was executed by a firing squad was in Utah in 2010, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
In his draft, Duncan concluded that lethal injection is too flawed and supported using firing squads instead.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
As expected, Carol manages to survive Madame Genet’s firing squad, playing dead before making a break for it and taking off in a UTV-carrying Codron.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
In the letter, Hobbs said firing squads were on the table per Arizona law, but Duncan emphasized his thoughts, suggesting voters take up the matter.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
In his draft, Duncan concluded that lethal injection is too flawed and supported using firing squads instead.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
As expected, Carol manages to survive Madame Genet’s firing squad, playing dead before making a break for it and taking off in a UTV-carrying Codron.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
In the letter, Hobbs said firing squads were on the table per Arizona law, but Duncan emphasized his thoughts, suggesting voters take up the matter.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firing squad
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And assassins from a coalition of all the local indigenous tribes — out for blood over the murder of Jimmy the Creek, one of their own, last episode — slit the throats of Ming’s rear guard.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, Dnipropetrovsk has been a key rear guard for the Ukrainian military and National Guard.—
Taras Kuzio,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Jan. 2015
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But until then, Sally Gale says, the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade will remain on patrol every night escorting newts, frogs, toads and turtles safely across the road.—
Stephanie O'Neill,
NPR,
26 Jan. 2025
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According to the South Korean air force, the bilateral exercise is aimed at enhancing the alliance's capabilities in executing joint operations such as air support and combat patrols.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Costco Teamsters have already participated in practice pickets, but none have taken place in Texas.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2025
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Throughout the past three months, SAG-AFTRA has held intermittent pickets at several of the video game companies’ Los Angeles offices, including WB Games and Disney Character Voices.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Oct. 2024
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The reception from their private showrooms encouraged the designers to embark on their own retail outposts.—
Layla Ilchi,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
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For about six-and-a-half hours, the Starliner astronauts removed radio communications hardware and swabbed the outpost's exterior to collect potential microbe samples for analysis.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Sitting in front of him was the angry sentry known as Devlin’s Billabong, named when Bruce Devlin needed six shots to get out of the pond in the final round of the 1975 Andy Williams Open.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Canine work also includes some of the partnerships that have been the backbone of human-dog coevolution, such as guarding, herding, hunting, and acting as sentry.—
Jessica Pierce,
TIME,
15 Dec. 2024
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The only way this deal works for Harrison and Kidd is if the Mavs win their second NBA championship on their watch, and Luka never wins a thing with the Lakers.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2025
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On her watch, the company has also acquired the catalogs of artists like Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, and Sting, among others.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
2 Feb. 2025
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