violent
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Ecuador Wednesday to press the fight against "narco-terrorists" who have transformed the country into one of Latin America's most violent.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Requesting that bail be opposed, the officer said the accused was a "violent offender" with a lengthy list of previous convictions, a flight risk and added that there were issues regarding his probation officer.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Even when in violent disagreement with a given state’s policies, each party knew that other states could maintain different standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
That means the young Sun's violent activity may have done more than prevent Earth from freezing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
This miracle—it was nothing less—of recalling Hercules, from frenzied feeling and violent action to sober reason and sorrowful acceptance, was not wrought by a god descending from the sky.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing violent
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ant, -ent
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