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survivor

noun as in leftover

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In what Mr. Hoyos calls “an amoral act of public policy,” Scipio massacred the townspeople of Ilugo for killing survivors of his father’s and uncle’s defeats who had sought refuge there five years earlier.

Meanwhile, some survivors have begun sharing their experiences - accounts of feeling dismissed, ignored, or re-traumatised by systems meant to protect them.

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He earned his Ph.D. and then focused on victims of trauma, including war veterans, child-abuse survivors and men abused by priests as children.

The Libyan Red Crescent shared images of its crew administering aid to survivors, as well as black body bags lying on the ground.

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Spain has since seen a revolution in women's rights - but survivors of the Patronato are still waiting for answers and are now demanding an inquiry.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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