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genocide

[jen-uh-sahyd] / ˈdʒɛn əˌsaɪd /


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This enables visitors to ask questions that prompt real-time responses from pre-recorded video interviews with Holocaust survivors and other witnesses to genocide.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Suu Kyi travelled to The Hague to rebut charges of genocide against them at the UN's top court in 2019 -- tanking her reputation on the international circuit.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The diplomatic dispute arises from the ambiguous role that Rwanda, best known to many Americans for the 1994 genocide, now plays as a regional strongman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

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




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