atrocities
Example Sentences
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It’s a casual surveilling of placidity just up the coast from the atrocities we hear about.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
He drew parallels with the horrors of the Holocaust, noting that images of Nazi concentration camps only became public after the atrocities.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The group said police registered 113 cases under India's law against caste-based atrocities in the area in 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Trump officials are also planning to finance at least one organization to research crime and atrocities against minority populations in South Africa.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
On the way home I overheard some children vow never to return; others vowed to relate to their parents the day’s atrocities.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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