violent
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Weeks of surging chip stocks and fresh all-time highs have given way to some of the most violent moves of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“Our commitment to holding violent offenders accountable remains as strong today as it was on the day these crimes were committed,” San Diego County Dist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Hit action films such as "Animal", "Dhurandhar" and the "Pushpa" series have helped cement the dominance of violent action cinema in Bollywood.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Four leaders of settler organisations and 21 "violent settlers" had also been barred, he added.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
This didn’t sound like very fierce smack talk to Aru, but considering that it was coming from Mini, it was about as violent as it would get.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Vocabulary lists containing violent
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ant, -ent
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