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Soon we’re being shot at by a firing squad of lettrist nonsense: BEFTI, FNAEG, PEoLC, and so on.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, attorneys representing a group of South Carolina's death row inmates argued before the South Carolina Supreme Court that both electrocution and the firing squad as execution methods should constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
—CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah and Idaho are the only other states that allow the firing squad method.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
The Death Penalty has been a hot topic as the country heads toward another presidential election in which the Republican candidate is rallying for the return of the firing squad and the Democratic ticket removed all mention of the issue from their platform.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, attorneys representing a group of South Carolina's death row inmates argued before the South Carolina Supreme Court that both electrocution and the firing squad as execution methods should constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
—CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah and Idaho are the only other states that allow the firing squad method.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
The Death Penalty has been a hot topic as the country heads toward another presidential election in which the Republican candidate is rallying for the return of the firing squad and the Democratic ticket removed all mention of the issue from their platform.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 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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The capelin rear guard, sensing danger, rose off the bottom in a great fleeing cloud.Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Mexican authorities stated that a National Guard patrol came under fire after encountering two suspicious trucks.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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With a squad of rebels fanned out to watch for army patrols or helicopters, the unit commander and I and a few others talked for four hours.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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She was relentlessly attacked and ridiculed on social media and on picket signs.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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National Association of Letter Carriers NWI Southshore 580 joined many other letter carrier locals on Oct. 14 by hosting an informational picket outside the Old Lake County Courthouse to spread the word since Post Office workers by law are not allowed to strike.Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct. 2024
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The new outpost retains the same warm woods as its original Marais store, opened last year, and takes cues from the brand’s workshop.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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From $307 per night. BOOK NOW The W Aspen There are a couple of ways to live the high life at The W. At the Aspen outpost, the property offers rooms, suites, and Sky Residencies (units that offer ownership opportunities for frequent visitors).Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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Three-story red brick buildings stand like sentries and slides and swings adorned the front yards of nearby homes.Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Paramount has the usual range of lollipop trees and box spirals, which stand like sentries at front doors in London’s more expensive neighborhoods.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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There is currently no threat to land, and no coastal watches or warnings are in effect.Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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But since each watch is made to order, finishes are optional.Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Firing squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firing%20squad. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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