torture
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Steve Burke, editor-in-chief of the media channel Gamers Nexus, has garnered millions of views on YouTube videos bearing incendiary titles such as “Nvidia’s AI Bubble” and “The Torture Will Continue Until Shareholder Value Improves.”
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
Sari Bashi, executive director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, a non-governmental organisation, accused the military of a whitewash.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
That clearly violates the Convention Against Torture, which bars the government from deporting people to any country in which there is substantial reason to believe they will be tortured or killed.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026
Benjamin was also granted deportation protection under the Convention Against Torture, a legally binding international treaty that has been ratified by Washington.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Torture me not, Charming Marina; say not that 'twas my rank And not myself that thou didst choose.
From Boris Godunov: a drama in verse by Hayes, Alfred
Vocabulary lists containing torture
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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