atrocity
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Our collective attention has been framed as an essential guardrail against atrocity and abuse of power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
There was a kind of macabre joke in living as a reminder of historical atrocity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
When did tension between national duty and universal morality reach a breaking point, and atrocity emerge as a moral scandal?
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
On Monday, a roadside remembrance service, at the site of the atrocity, will be held at 11:00 GMT.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
Julia’s unit in the Fiction Department had been taken off the production of novels and was rushing out a series of atrocity pamphlets.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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