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Instead of the Ivory Coast-Sahel row, the official blamed the political situation in the Sahel countries -- which are all wracked by a long-running and bloody jihadist insurgency -- for "reducing the mobility of artists".

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

On Sunday, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, visited wounded survivors of the attack, which he condemned as a "vile, cowardly, and bloody act".

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

A pilot asked for medical help, describing "a bloody nose" and "some bite marks", according to audio recorded on air traffic control obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Algeria fought a long and bloody war against the French for independence in 1962.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Once a large copper stallion busted the corral fence, smashed through it as if it weren’t there, and came out the other side bloody and bruised.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

The Philippine-American War, as it became known, proved far bloodier than its precursor, especially once Aguinaldo turned to guerrilla tactics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025

The bad news is that, now, the battle for best picture will be bloodier than ever.

From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2024

Their stories are little-known footnotes of Cold War history, but six American GIs provide possible roadmaps for his future — though a COVID-19-era development could be a benchmark for a bloodier outcome.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

They deliver a fifth “Scream” installment that’s even bloodier and just as winking and self-aware as its predecessors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2022

The bait may consist of a piece of chicken, rabbit or any tough bit of meat so long as it is fresh and the bloodier the better.

From Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding

Although ultimately defeated, it was one of the British army’s bloodiest post-World War II conflicts and was a step toward Kenya’s independence, which it secured in 1963.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

But the extremely strained relations between the two sides after nearly four years of Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II have cast doubt over the prospect of direct Ukraine-Russia talks.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

This is his Pynchoniad, a zigzagging epic of America and the world through our bloodiest, most shameful hundred years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025

This is not the first time her name has been brought up in connection to the 2021 riots, which are considered one of the bloodiest episodes in post-apartheid South Africa.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025

It was hard to believe, at such moments, that the rest of Europe was locked in the bloodiest war in history.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

But the outlook for more than one team joining the Wildcats is growing bleaker by the week as the conference bloodies itself.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

And when the pope returns to Rome on Sunday, the country’s woes will remain, both in the violence that bloodies the land and in the treasure buried in the soil.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2023

But in creativity, knocking harder often just bloodies your knuckles.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2020

The son of a Yorkshire butcher, Bennett may be wishing against wish for a good honest job that bloodies the hands.

From Time Magazine Archive

He never bloodies his sword but in heat of battle, and had rather save one of his own soldiers than kill ten of his enemies.

From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various

Footage shared by Netanyahu's office showed the premier meeting passengers after their arrival in Tel Aviv and embracing a man in a bloodied shirt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

That means the Dodgers will get five days off next week to prepare for their playoff opener, a godsend for a bruised and bloodied team that has stumbled to the finish of the regular season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The ad featured the iconic photograph of Curran helping a bloodied Trump off the stage in Butler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

Caroline Dubois floored and bloodied Terri Harper before outpointing her British rival to become the unified lightweight world champion at London's Olympia.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

Face bloodied but unbowed, I feel confused amid conflicts of strategy and organization.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

You have to applaud Hamrouni, in that moment and others, for literally bloodying the nose of the patriarchy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

Then at 5-3, while Raducanu was serving for the match, she slid on the court chasing a ball to her backhand side, bloodying her left knee.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2021

Descending after the first big drop, it was reported that a 10-pound goose suddenly materialized in front of Fabio's face, bloodying him and then expiring as a result of the midair collision.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2021

When I was an undergraduate at the university, the horrors of slavery felt like a vicious yet invisible force stalking the picturesque gardens and bloodying the white colonnades.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2020

There, among more grain silos and a just-passed threat of a tornado, she twisted her ankle and tumbled onto the road, bloodying her palms and knees.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti