violent
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Created by Guy Ritchie, it’s rollicking, violent and darkly funny — and Ritchie’s best work since the days of “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Some of the earliest stars were extremely massive and ended their lives in violent explosions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
This was the third time this year Niamey had experienced violent unrest.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The government has recently moved state ministries to Pétion-Ville, located just below Kenscoff, from Port-au-Prince’s violent downtown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The violent conflict in Cuba created substantial economic and political instability, which captured the attention of the American government because Cuba was only ninety miles from the coast of Florida.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ant, -ent
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