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mercy killings

noun

plural of mercy killing

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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Disturbing jailhouse conversations don’t connect mother to murders Allegations of drug abuse and child neglect against Marcee Gray were already well established by the time her son Colt entered guilty pleas on 55 counts.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Bryan Kohberger took the motive for the Idaho murders to his prison cell.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Romious said in her release that there have been reductions in homicides, non-fatal shootings and property crimes during the year.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Shaw’s killing was one of four homicides that occurred within a three-day span, which police believe all stemmed from a feud between rival Oakland gangs.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

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Although scarce documentation has left a wide range of estimates, as many as 2 million people are said to have been slaughtered in communal massacres during this exodus.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Like many other Jewish Americans, the retiree believes Israel is an essential refuge against the possible repetition of large-scale massacres of Jewish people, like the Holocaust, especially as concern about antisemitism rises among Jewish adults.

— Giovanna Dell’Orto, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

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