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violence

[vahy-uh-luhns] / ˈvaɪ ə ləns /


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Activist groups are protesting the violence and lack of resources for missing persons, while President Claudia Sheinbaum promised no crackdown on demonstrations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"Children need warmth, they need responsive relationships and they need play to thrive, definitely not violence at a young age," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Yet barring a massive flareup in violence in the Middle East and another spike in oil prices, the latest bout of inflation is unlikely to get much worse.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

State Governor Kathy Hochul described the attack as "an act of horrific violence."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Anthropologists who lived with them for years report that violence between adults was very rare.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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