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martyrdom

[mahr-ter-duhm] / ˈmɑr tər dəm /


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Mojtaba Khamanei said in his message he had seen the late ayatollah's corpse after his "martyrdom".

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

"The wife of the martyred supreme leader is alive, and the initial reports of her martyrdom were incorrect," it said.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Motherhood’s long association with martyrdom is a real turn-off.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

This legacy of armed struggle, ideological martyrdom, and anti-imperialist narrative shaped her and her brother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

He said—I remember it so clearly—he said, “This is your martyrdom, Dedd, to be alive without them.”

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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