violent
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In addition to the violent shock of ejection, it is exposed to intense heat, the vacuum of space, radiation, and extreme temperature swings.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
Gore soberly presented the earth’s dwindling ice, rising seas and increasingly violent weather.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026
After more than a hundred years of erratic and violent relations between Germany and Russia, says Mr. Creuzberger, “there are currently many signs that the German-Russian century is drawing to a close.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Colombia’s similarly doesn’t shy away from how violent its fight for independence was, but takes solace that “in furrows of pain/good now germinates.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
People who are convicted of violent crimes tend to get longer prison sentences than those who commit nonviolent offenses.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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