Azrael

American

[az-ree-uhl, -rey-] / ˈæz ri əl, -reɪ- /

noun

(in Jewish and Islamic angelology) the angel who separates the soul from the body at the moment of death.

Azrael British

/ -rɪəl, ˈæzreɪl /

noun

(in Jewish and Islamic angelology) the angel who separates the soul from the body at death

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Azrael co-authored a new study estimating that from January 2019 to April 2021, around 16 million Americans had guns introduced to their homes for the first time.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2022

In a recent paper, my colleagues Deborah Azrael, Matthew Miller and I found that half of gun-owning households with a 13-to-17-year-old store all their guns locked.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2021

“You’ve been running away from yourself all these years,” Azrael tells Jennifer.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2020

Richard Azrael, 65, wanted to buy last year at WCI’s Marquesa subdivision next to the Ritz-Carlton until the company bankruptcy delayed his purchase.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 23, 2011

"Let us hasten!" cried Azrael, quickly opening the door and dragging after her the Princess into the blind-black corridor.

From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r

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