opium

Example Sentences

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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

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

A state media news outlet described online games as “spiritual opium,” an allusion to past eras when addiction to the drug was widespread in China.

From Seattle Times

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

Ali was a member of an elite unit known as Commando Force 333, set up in 2003 by the UK to counter Afghanistan's growing problems with opium production.

From BBC