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martyr

[mahr-ter] / ˈmɑr tər /
NOUN
sufferer
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NOUN
sacrificing person
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"Even if there is somebody with cardiac arrest or cardiac problems, we put them on the floor and start to work on them," said Dr Marwan al-Hams, director of Rafah's Martyr Mohammed Yusuf al-Najjar Hospital.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2024

Boniface, Ysemé and Martyr continue to live in hiding and said in statements Wednesday that while pleased with Viliena’s arrest, they are concerned about their families.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

The $15.5 million awarded to David Boniface, Juders Yseme, and Nissage Martyr includes $11 million in punitive damages, according to their lawyers at the human rights group the Center for Justice and Accountability.

From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2023

Alvero had been a parishioner at St. Stephen Martyr, according to Magdaong.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2023

In 1493 Peter Martyr described Columbus as returning from ‘the Western Antipodes’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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