as in murders
the act of ending the life of someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any further suffering
Some called her death a mercy killing.
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Tom Brenner / Pool via AP Brendan Banfield, a 40-year-old former IRS agent, was found guilty for the murders of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
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The murders of four University of Idaho students in 2022 generated nearly 40,000 tips to state and federal authorities.—
Ed White,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Duluth saw five homicides in 2025, including three involving gun violence.—
Duluth News Tribune,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
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The regime is resorting to massacres to suppress the unrest.—
Shahrnush Parsipur,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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This could include the National Information Network—the country’s internet-and-tech agency, which imposed a dayslong internet blackout as security forces carried out massacres against protesters.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Mercy killings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercy%20killings. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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