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slayer

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as in executioner

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Recent Examples of slayer Don’t let the hypocrite slayer win! — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026 But Jim Jacobs was on its trail, and Jim Jacobs was a slayer of big game. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 Zhao filmed a pilot episode for the reboot, which planned to introduce Ryan Kiera Armstrong as a new slayer alongside Geller’s Buffy. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026 Armstrong was cast as the new slayer with Gellar’s Buffy Summers by her side, and the pilot went into production in late July. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026 He was followed by Anthony Stewart Head, who played the slayer's dear mentor, Giles, and passed away in June at 72. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 Despite the enthusiasm around the project, which would have introduced Ryan Kiera Armstrong as the new slayer alongside Gellar’s Buffy, Gellar pointed to at least one very vocal detractor. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026 That generation’s Turbo, however, was a clear step towards where the car was going, thanks to its addition of standard all-wheel-drive—a change that moved the Turbo from the snap-oversteer-prone monster in previous generations to a controllable, all-weather supercar-slayer. — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026 Tyrese Haliburton, the 2024-25 New York Knicks slayer, was forced to sit out this past NBA season following a devastating achilles injury immediately followed by a horrific bout with shingles. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

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She was executed on May 27, 1541 by an executioner’s assistant, the executioner having been called away that day.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
In 2003 the United States topples Hussein and delivers him to his executioners.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

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That’s when Champion made thick cotton tops with hoods to help keep butchers warm in meat lockers and construction crews insulated during periods of cold outdoor labor.

— Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
The back room of Flod’s studio is like a butcher’s walk-in fridge, where dozens more masks hang from the ceiling, each more outlandish than the last.

— Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

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