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massacre

[mas-uh-ker] / ˈmæs ə kər /




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Infowars faces liquidation after families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012 won a legal case worth hundreds of millions of dollars against Jones for spreading false claims about the 2012 massacre.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

After a successful career in the garment industry, he waded into the media business following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Researchers believe the massacre occurred during a period of instability in the Carpathian Basin.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

He intervened in Libya against Moammar Gadhafi’s military to prevent a massacre in Benghazi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

He used massacre when he spoke to his friends, but never with her.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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