atrocity
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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
She ended up staying with the Lawrences for a further two and a half years to help in the aftermath of the atrocity and they remain close today.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Let us not wait for atrocity to act,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Addressing an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council, Turk urged world leaders to take immediate action to prevent atrocity crimes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
A furious Peeta hammers Flaymitch with the atrocity he could become party to, but I can feel Haymitch watching me.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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
Shortly after the capture of el-Fasher, RSF leader Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said the group was investigating any atrocities.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The pamphlet railed against British atrocities, condemned servile loyalism and confidently projected military recovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Western countries have warned of the risk of similar atrocities if El-Obeid falls.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The gathering in front of the Tower started with just a few citizens holding signs, but quickly swelled to a crowd with banners, songs, speeches, and other atrocities.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
Vocabulary lists containing atrocity
The Things They Carried
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The Hate U Give
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