bloodshed
Example Sentences
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This fitted in with the era of liberal interventionism that the UK had backed from the 1990s under Tony Blair, intervening in the Balkans to prevent bloodshed in Kosovo.
From BBC
Pahlavi also called on Iranian authorities "to show restraint and avoid any bloodshed".
From Barron's
More than a month on, the full extent of the bloodshed is difficult to determine, even as the prospect of U.S. strikes grows.
TotalEnergies had already lifted in October the force majeure it declared after the bloodshed and has sought compensation of $4.5 billion in cost overruns linked to the delay from the Mozambique government.
From Barron's
What he didn’t mention: Most territorial expansion in the age of empires was achieved through bloodshed, not purchase.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
