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Recent Examples of firing squad
The order paves the way for South Carolina to carry out the firing squad execution as scheduled at 6 p.m. EST Friday, unless Sigmon receives a last-minute reprieve from Gov. Henry McMaster (R), who signed the law allowing for firing squad to again become a method of execution.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Now more than 20 years later, Mahdi is set to be executed by firing squad in South Carolina on Friday.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
Remembering Molly Elliott, killed by Louisiana Death Row inmate Their killer is facing execution by firing squad.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
In 1938, officials performed an electrocardiogram on a Utah inmate who was put to death by firing squad.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Now more than 20 years later, Mahdi is set to be executed by firing squad in South Carolina on Friday.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
Remembering Molly Elliott, killed by Louisiana Death Row inmate Their killer is facing execution by firing squad.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
In 1938, officials performed an electrocardiogram on a Utah inmate who was put to death by firing squad.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firing squad
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The north was expected to be America’s rear guard, a place where values like democracy and women’s rights might have taken hold.—
Azam Ahmed,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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And assassins from a coalition of all the local indigenous tribes — out for blood over the murder of Jimmy the Creek, one of their own, last episode — slit the throats of Ming’s rear guard.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2024
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Belle Isle police officer Jacob Tapia was injured on April 3 after Paula Hernandez Lazaro crashed into his patrol vehicle after failing to yield while making a left turn.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Word of the decision comes as Probation Commissioner Juanita Holmes is facing union criticism for replacing officers’ shields with a new design that mimics those worn by NYPD patrol officers.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Several picket signs were decorated with messaging against Musk and President Donald Trump.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2025
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Tuesday’s demonstration served as a precursor to an informational picket scheduled for Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. outside the California Department of Human Resources.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Mar. 2025
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South Bow said the incident took place at milepost 171, near Fort Ransom, a small outpost about 80 miles from Fargo.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Startup cities Thiel and Andreessen, leading proponents and financiers of the startup-city movement, are among those supportive of a Greenland outpost, two of the sources said.—
Rachael Levy and Alexandra Ulmer,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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The snout of a curious whale and the muzzle of a four-legged sentry came oh-so close.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the early hours of April 21, 1775, gale-force winds whipped across the town square, driving the shivering sentries from their posts to the shelter of their beds.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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More than 3 million people were under tornado watches in the region Friday afternoon.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Moët is one of the ‘maisons’ that is part of the LVMH Group alongside brands such as Louis Vuitton, which has enjoyed extensive trackside advertising at races this year, and TAG Heuer, the watch brand which became F1’s official timekeeping partner for the 2025 season.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Firing squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firing%20squad. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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