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
Col Dmytro Kozyura was found guilty of high treason under martial law, Ukraine's prosecutor general said.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Lee made the remark at a press conference marking his first year in office, which he took after months of political upheaval triggered by his predecessor's martial law declaration.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 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
