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carnage

[kahr-nij] / ˈkɑr nɪdʒ /


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The eponymous biography of Egil Skallagrímsson, a terrifying and real 10th-century Icelandic warrior-poet, is full of magic, moral ambiguity, carnage and vivid poetry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

I watched the carnage from an NYU dorm room, having just moved to the city to start my freshman year of college.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

Beggs told the chair: "On 13 June, Nottinghamshire officers and staff attended the scenes of the carnage inflicted by VC quickly and they managed the victims and the evidential scenes well."

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Only the two most recent versions — Nolan’s and Uberto Pasolini’s 2024 “The Return,” starring a sinewy Ralph Fiennes — center on Odysseus’ culpability for the carnage of the Trojan War.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

That carnage was precipitated by the British colonial government when it blamed the Igbo people for the national strike, banned Igbo-published newspapers, and generally encouraged anti-Igbo sentiment.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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