genocide
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The diplomatic dispute arises from the ambiguous role that Rwanda, best known to many Americans for the 1994 genocide, now plays as a regional strongman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
"Nurul Amin Shah Alam fled genocide and came to this country in search of safety and opportunity," she said in a statement.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
You’ve heard the expression regarding the Holocaust: “Never again” means that genocide should never be inflicted on anyone.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
Ukrainians have termed their own word for the barrage -- "Kholodomor", a reference to the Holodomor, the 1930s famine orchestrated by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin that Kyiv considers a genocide.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
This girl has a paper on genocide to write and last week’s Trig problems, and a catch-up test about literary devices in some stupid story.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing genocide
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President Trump's Second State of the Union Address (2019)
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