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For example, Russia killed off an extension of a U.N. panel monitoring North Korea sanctions in the spring.
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Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
This last-minute casting shift delighted Williamson, who’d been influenced by Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, in which Janet Leigh — introduced as the ostensible star of the film — is killed off early on.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Speaking of biodiversity, the Biden administration has approved a massive lithium and boron mine in Nevada despite concerns from some environmentalists that the project could kill off an endangered wildflower, according to the Washington Post.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Otherwise, lady beetles and ladybugs can actually help out your garden by eating up aphids, the small and sap-sucking insects that can kill off plants.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
This last-minute casting shift delighted Williamson, who’d been influenced by Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, in which Janet Leigh — introduced as the ostensible star of the film — is killed off early on.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Speaking of biodiversity, the Biden administration has approved a massive lithium and boron mine in Nevada despite concerns from some environmentalists that the project could kill off an endangered wildflower, according to the Washington Post.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Otherwise, lady beetles and ladybugs can actually help out your garden by eating up aphids, the small and sap-sucking insects that can kill off plants.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Kill off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill%20off. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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