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massacre

[mas-uh-ker] / ˈmæs ə kər /




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It tried to purchase Jones’s media company out of bankruptcy with the support of families who lost children in the Sandy Hook massacre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

At the time of the massacre, Diakité was commander of the presidential guard and a close ally of Guinea's then military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Jin came to Christianity in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

She was resettling people from our massacre, and she needed to make sure the right people were being relocated.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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