Golgotha

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For certain, those victims’ last days on earth were not spent on a Golgotha hill filled with tearful onlookers.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023

In summoning an image of Golgotha, the Jerusalem hillside where Christ was crucified, and in decrying the prospect of war with Mexico, Sumner offered a vivid celebration of the concept of justice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2020

The field of Golgotha and dead men’s skulls.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2018

Golgotha, where Jesus is crucified, is depicted as a somberly demonic carnival: the chorus, a growing rumble of babbling voices; twirls of clarinet; a clatter of cimbalom.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2017

Outside were Golgotha sounds of strong men digging holes for upright timbers in hard, hard ground.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut