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atrocity

noun as in cruelness, offensiveness; widely condemned action

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The UN warns of more atrocities if RSF fighters overrun the city.

From BBC

"There were a lot of deaths and atrocities committed in this time," Mr Baker said.

From BBC

Empires continue to spark atrocities; and in our moment of rising authoritarianism, we must look to the past for clues to the future.

The terrorists livestreamed their own atrocities and dragged more than 250 hostages back to Gaza’s sprawling subterranean terror dungeons, where dozens remain to this day.

It features footage of historic events and atrocities captured by journalists.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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