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martyrdom

[mahr-ter-duhm] / ˈmɑr tər dəm /


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"It would give this individual, who deserves no further notoriety, the martyrdom he seeks," she wrote on X, external, adding that "how we carry out justice matters just as much as the justice itself."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The funeral procession that passed through the capital's landmark Enghelab Square, where mourners held up Iranian flags and red banners symbolising martyrdom and vengeance.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Victoria Rios, a curator who works with González, said the artist’s paintings “rewrite the narratives of the past, rewrite the history of martyrdom and place women at the center.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Mojtaba Khamanei said in his message he had seen the late ayatollah's corpse after his "martyrdom".

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

After the shooting of Fannie Sellins, unions across the country used her martyrdom to rally workers in the first nationwide steel strike on September 22, 1919.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell


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