atrocity
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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
There is definitely a rising percentage of Jews who identify what the Israelis have done as an atrocity.
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
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
Vocabulary lists containing atrocity
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