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Craig sipping a drink by the pool, Cline arming herself with a sharp implement, Henwick screaming bloody murder, Hahn shouting ‘Holy s—,’ Hudson strutting in an orange bikini, Bautista firing a shot into the air and Monaé dropping a glass that inevitably shatters on the floor.
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Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
Suddenly, you're whisked back into de Villes of the past as the Michelin XW4 whitewalls scream bloody murder.
—Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 8 June 2020
For decades, the drug industry has yelled bloody murder each time Congress considered a regulatory measure that threatened its profits.
—Arthur Allen, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022
When the moves would backfire, people would scream bloody murder.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021
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Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
Suddenly, you're whisked back into de Villes of the past as the Michelin XW4 whitewalls scream bloody murder.
—Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 8 June 2020
For decades, the drug industry has yelled bloody murder each time Congress considered a regulatory measure that threatened its profits.
—Arthur Allen, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022
When the moves would backfire, people would scream bloody murder.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021
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“Bloody murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloody%20murder. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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