opium
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The Los Angeles Times ran a particularly snarky article around the time of the 1943 concert that dismissed the singer as “an opium of emotionalism.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
So, when the anti-opium movement tried to constrain the British Empire from selling opium, the British deflected the blame onto the Chinese demand for it.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024
Charles Yates, NCA deputy director, said he did not believe there was currently a direct link between the availability of nitazenes and the ban of harvesting opium poppies in Afghanistan, which some have suggested.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023
British subversion and battlefield mastery not only effectively ended China’s opium prohibition, but it facilitated the British acquisition of Hong Kong.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2023
He poked fun at those who fled the city, at the power of opium to banish pain, and at the cruelty and indifference of those outside the city.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing opium
East Asia - High School
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The Middle East and Central Asia - High School
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Chinese History - Middle School and High School
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