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apartheid

[uh-pahr-tahyt, -teyt] / əˈpɑr taɪt, -teɪt /
NOUN
racial segregation
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They need the world’s help, the way pressure helped break South Africa’s apartheid.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

That was the year apartheid fell, and a good part of the credit went to the broad international pressure on Pretoria.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Evaton West may indicate that South Africans are moving beyond loyalties forged in the struggle against apartheid, said local government expert Susan Booysen.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Cowley Nel describes apartheid as a "terrible time" for South Africa, and says she had wanted equality for all.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

It confirmed to me how apartheid was a poison that bred moral decay in all areas.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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