eveninger
n.— «Hojjatoleslam Hassan Monfared, deputy industrial minister of iran, was the target of a new assassination attempt and narrowly escaped here yesterday, according to eveningers here today.» —“Iranian Deputy Industrial Minister Shot Wounded” in Tehran, Iran Xinhua (China) Jan. 12, 1982. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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