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violence

[vahy-uh-luhns] / ˈvaɪ ə ləns /


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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis travelled to the hospital in Thessaloniki following the attacks and told reporters that "violence has no place in an organised society".

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

People from West Asia are so often shown through images of violence, Korkejian says, that their joy, style and ordinariness can disappear from view.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Mediation from several countries, including China, has failed to produce a lasting resolution between them and the frontier has been largely closed since cross-border violence broke out in October.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Created in 1990, T.P.S. protects immigrants who are unable to return to their home countries because of violence, natural disasters or other great danger.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

All the mice took a solemn vow never to harm another living creature, unless it was an enemy that sought to harm our Order by violence.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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