genocide

Example Sentences

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There’s no attempt to describe the victims of genocide as responsible for their own fate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

"Nurul Amin Shah Alam fled genocide and came to this country in search of safety and opportunity," she said in a statement.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

On Tuesday, JD Vance’s official X account posted a message acknowledging the Armenian genocide during his visit to Armenia.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

Ukrainians have termed their own word for the barrage -- "Kholodomor", a reference to the Holodomor, the 1930s famine orchestrated by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin that Kyiv considers a genocide.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

He had reported almost every war of the twentieth century, like the Spanish Civil War, and the genocide in East Timor, and bad stuff that happened in Africa.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer