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atrocity

[uh-tros-i-tee] / əˈtrɒs ɪ ti /




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Were my parents trying to spare me, as a young child, from learning about human atrocity, or was the Holocaust, and the damage it had done to our family, too difficult for them to confront?

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

Afghanistan's Taliban government condemned the "cowardly act" and called it "a crime and atrocity".

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

There was no accountability for that atrocity 20 years ago, at least not for anyone who was in charge.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2026

Mr. Verini’s aim is a vital one: He seeks to go beyond the war crime to give shape and dimension to the everyday Ukrainians fated to become atrocity statistics at the theater.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Newspapers inveighed against Milo with glaring headlines, and Congressmen denounced the atrocity in stentorian wrath and clamored for punishment.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

The UN has repeatedly warned that RSF advances in El-Obeid and the wider Kordofan region could lead to mass atrocities.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 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

Established in 2002, the ICC prosecutes individuals accused of the gravest atrocities, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The RSF has acknowledged some violations but insists the scale of the atrocities is being exaggerated.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

It’s a shock to everyone when he says, the Battle of Kinsale in sixteen nought one was the saddest moment in Irish history, a close battle with cruelty and atrocities on both sides.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt




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