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nonviolence

[non-vahy-uh-luhns] / nɒnˈvaɪ ə ləns /
NOUN
abstention from violence
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Participants carried signs denouncing “authoritarianism” and calling for the protection of democratic institutions, with many events emphasizing nonviolence and community organizing.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Sustained, disciplined nonviolence is costly and hard to fake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

And it only confused and offended Kennedy further when Smith tried to warn him that sometime in the not-too-distant future even those who preached nonviolence, like himself, would become fed up.

From Slate • Aug. 18, 2025

“If Ghandi can win with nonviolence, can we win with nonviolence?” she asked.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

How could they send us out into the streets of Baltimore, knowing all that they were, and then speak of nonviolence?

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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