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pacifist

[pas-uh-fist] / ˈpæs ə fɪst /


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Today’s pacifist arguments have some echoes of the debate that followed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 1979 decision to match a Soviet military buildup in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

That is the choice the country now faces: whether to hold on to a pacifist identity shaped by the past, or adapt to a more volatile future.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“For us, being a pacifist country wasn’t just a political label. It has been our moral compass after the tragedy,” said Yagi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Sending its Self-Defense Forces abroad is politically sensitive in officially pacifist Japan, as many voters support the US-imposed, war-renouncing 1947 constitution.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Area Teenager Chooses Poorly My mother, the pacifist, would kill me dead if she knew what I’d just done.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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