atrocity
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"We denounce and totally reject those claims that Africans are as guilty and complicit as those who masterminded this whole atrocity," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
"This atrocity was a defining moment for America and your pain and shock were felt around the whole world," said the King.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
"This atrocity was a defining moment for America and your pain and shock were felt around the whole world," Charles told the US Congress on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
It’s important to debunk this genetic stuff as we now live in a genomic age in which science has been used to justify all sorts of atrocity.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
Newspapers inveighed against Milo with glaring headlines, and Congressmen denounced the atrocity in stentorian wrath and clamored for punishment.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
The UN has repeatedly warned that RSF advances in El-Obeid and the wider Kordofan region could lead to mass atrocities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
However, she did not give a timeline on when charges might be brought against those responsible for the atrocities in the war, which began in April 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The RSF has acknowledged some violations but insists the scale of the atrocities is being exaggerated.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The pamphlet railed against British atrocities, condemned servile loyalism and confidently projected military recovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
But I want to know about these Irish atrocities.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Vocabulary lists containing atrocity
The Things They Carried
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