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Recent Examples of mutilation
This online collection included images of mutilation and tying up women with ropes, two things prosecutors said are consistent with injuries inflicted on Mack and how she was bound, officials said.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Anderson is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and arson of property other than a building in connection to Robinson’s death.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Oregon ranch manager details confounding, unexplained mutilations of bulls
Colby Marshall, a former ranch manager, found five bulls missing their tongues and reproductive organs in July 2017.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
She was tried again in 2006 and convicted of manslaughter, mutilation and weapons charges and sentenced to 13 to 45 years in prison with the possibility of parole.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Anderson is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and arson of property other than a building in connection to Robinson’s death.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Oregon ranch manager details confounding, unexplained mutilations of bulls
Colby Marshall, a former ranch manager, found five bulls missing their tongues and reproductive organs in July 2017.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
She was tried again in 2006 and convicted of manslaughter, mutilation and weapons charges and sentenced to 13 to 45 years in prison with the possibility of parole.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutilation
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The girl’s caretakers were each convicted of child endangerment, and her mom was also convicted of mayhem, officials said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Jan. 2025
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On Potomac, however, all of the potential to meaningfully explore queerness on a Black franchise — after years of the gay men of RHOA being trotted out and swapped like Pokémon cards — is effectively overridden by Mia’s persistent state of mayhem.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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He was ordered to pay the women around $148 million in late 2023 for the harm caused by his lies.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.—
Don Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Dolphins only won two of the six games Tagovailoa missed because of his two injuries.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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However, the event was used to lure her to the venue, where she was then attacked, robbed, and ultimately stabbed nine times before being taken to the hospital and treated for her injuries.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
17 Jan. 2025
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Green tea consumption and cerebral white matter lesions in community-dwelling older adults without dementia, npj Science of Food, 9(2).—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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During a pelvic exam, your provider will try to identify the source of bleeding, such as lesions or tears, or signs of atrophy, such as pale, dry tissue.—
Jess Sims,
Health,
26 Dec. 2024
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The aim of the medical humanities is to investigate the experiences of embodiment—including illness, pain, disability—from the subjective perspective of the human, rather than the objective perspective of the practitioner.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Post The need for more inclusive workplaces for all is undeniable — 91% of workers have experienced discrimination related to race, gender, disability, age, or body size, and 94% of workers care about feeling a sense of belonging at work.—
Lily Zheng,
Harvard Business Review,
23 Jan. 2025
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Excluding adults who had mild cognitive impairment, dementia or incomplete data, the Kanazawa scientists looked at the data of more than 8,500 adults aged 65 and older.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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The increase in net loss was primarily due to higher operating expenses, including a significant impairment expense.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
13 Jan. 2025
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Pereira outclassed Rountree, putting a beating on his opponent before scoring a fourth-round TKO win.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Frazier gave Ali the worst beating of his life, slamming his midsection, round after round, with blows meant to send his kidneys and heart into unbearable anguish.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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The list also includes Teacher's House in Kyiv—a significant cultural and historic landmark that sustained significant damage from a Russian missile strike amid the ongoing war, although restoration efforts have been underway since.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Despite their relatively compact size, different members of the three-finger toxin family manage to produce two distinct types of damage.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Mutilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilation. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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