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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Although the assassins were never caught, it is commonly believed that they were working for the government.
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His assassins must have been aware of his security arrangements.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Professional assassins are going to stab somebody over and over again and leave all this evidence besides?
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The assassin had planned to shoot Park in the lobby of the theater, but failed to get an unobstructed view.
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The danger from the footpad, the silent assassin , was always present, here in his church or across the river.
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The would-be assassin was a member of the presidential bodyguard and of the elite Revolutionary Guard.
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Whoever had sent these assassins had completely underestimated the fat knight.