martial law
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During his school years, under martial law in the 1970s and ’80s, Lin and others of his generation were taught to identify themselves as Chinese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
He was found guilty of high treason under martial law and the illegal handling of weapons, ammunitions or explosives by the Shevchenkivskyy District Court in Kyiv.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
He insists that he declared martial law "solely for the sake of the nation".
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
They swept to victory last June, after the disgraced former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was impeached for a bizarre six-hour attempt to declare martial law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
And so we scramble to do what he says, because red-handed is red-handed, and this is martial law, and Jacqui’s motivational poster is truer than anything right now.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
