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swastika

[swos-ti-kuh, swas-] / ˈswɒs tɪ kə, ˈswæs- /
NOUN
nazi symbol
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., called the policy “absolutely horrific,” while Sen. Catherine Cortez Mastro, D-Nev., said the swastika is “a hate symbol, plain and simple.”

From Salon Nov. 21, 2025

While browsing a map of Madrid from 1940, Mr. Cheshire spotted a stamp in the top-left corner identifying its provenance: a black swastika.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

On the reverse of the coin is a design that could be a cross or could be a swastika, then recognised as a good luck symbol, surrounded by an attempt at a Latin inscription.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2025

The manji symbol, which resembles a swastika, faces the opposite direction.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2024

The Austrian townspeople welcomed the Nazis, greeting the soldiers with flowers and swastika displays.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, wrote on social media that "multiple synagogues and private homes in Queens were vandalized overnight with swastikas and other antisemitic graffiti."

From Barron's May 4, 2026

“He came by the office and assured us that there is an across-the-board prohibition on hate symbols, including swastikas and nooses,” Underwood said in a video on X.

From Salon Nov. 21, 2025

The idea was the result of Greek-German cooperation ahead of the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany, which were heavy on fanfare — and swastikas.

From Seattle Times Apr. 15, 2024

In the video, the family is seen taking a bucket of chalk to draw over the swastikas.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2024

“If we give in and get depressed, then the swastikas win. This is how we fight back.”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman



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