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atrocity

[uh-tros-i-tee] / əˈtrɒs ɪ ti /




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Our collective attention has been framed as an essential guardrail against atrocity and abuse of power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

There was a kind of macabre joke in living as a reminder of historical atrocity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

So there’s the question of, do you only see something as an atrocity if other people do it?

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Micron’s point in stringing together this alphabetical atrocity is that the market for one of its most lucrative products could see 40% yearly growth through 2028, from $35 billion to $100 billion.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

I often meet people in the West who insist that the Holocaust was the worst atrocity in human history, without question.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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