pacification
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Pacification wasn’t working, and casualties — American and Vietnamese — were mounting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023
"The whole country became something of a prison," says Prof Hughes, author of Britain's Pacification of Palestine.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2022
Among them: "Railways, 1837"; "Electric Light, 1878"; and the "Revision of the Bible, 1885"; along with "Afghan War, 1839"; "Occupation of Rangoon, 1852"; and "Pacification of India, 1858".
From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2012
Mr. Kony’s relocation to Congo followed many failed attempts to uproot him, including Operation Iron Fist and the establishment of the Ministry for the Pacification of the North.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2012
He wrote: La Pacification R�ligieuse, De l'�ducation, and De la haute �ducation.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
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"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell
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