In eighteen seventy-two, a famous American word expert decided that the time had come to kill this word.

VOA: special.2010.08.08

But in November of seventeen-eighteen, the governor of Virginia sent soldiers to kill or capture him.

VOA: special.2011.07.26

Workers are using hand-operated pumps to spray pesticides to kill the caterpillars, but others quickly return.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

Most do not spread malaria. Some of the insects have disease-fighting systems that kill Plasmodium.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

Eighty-six has also been used in popular culture to mean dismiss or even kill.

VOA: special.2010.01.08

Non-native animals like rats, cats and mongooses kill flightless birds and raid nests.

VOA: special.2009.05.12

But I have found an easy way to kill the ice-bear.

VOA: special.2011.03.12

Each year they injure or kill about twenty-six thousand people.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

- He's never gonna stop.- What should we do? We have to kill him.Rip him apart and burn the pieces.

VOA: standard.other

U.S.drone strikes against suspected militants in the tribal areas are unpopular - especially when they kill civilians.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

I've had to fight our kind before. - They're not easy to kill.- EMMETT: But not impossible.

VOA: standard.other

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley said guns in the home - even for self-defense - kill innocent people.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

It says diarrhea-related diseases kill nearly two million people and almost one million die from malaria.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

Malema told ZANU-PF youth members he would continue singing the ANC struggle song, "Kill the Boer."

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

But opponents of Mr.Obama's health-care reform effort are just as determined to kill the president's plan.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

"Himmler once declared that the Nazis had to kill all the Jews because, if not - quote - their grandchildren will ask for their property back.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

This shoot-to-kill summer flick takes no prisoners.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26