atrocity
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"This atrocity was a defining moment for America and your pain and shock were felt around the whole world," said the King.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
"This atrocity was a defining moment for America and your pain and shock were felt around the whole world," Charles told the US Congress on Tuesday.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
This atrocity was a defining moment for America and your pain and shock were felt around the whole world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
People in general are conscious of atrocity now, but why might some people still support what a reasonable person would call an atrocity?
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
I think again and again of a story we read last year by Ursula Le Guin about a utopian city whose bliss can only exist because of its one horrifying atrocity.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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