carnage
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Phil White also spoke of incredibly busy scenes in the airport's baggage reclaim hall, describing it as "carnage" as an influx of disrupted passengers tried to find their luggage.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Breaking down Wednesday’s carnage, Krinsky said the MS Sector-Neutral Momentum Index has seen its worst four-day decline on record at 17.4%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Chip makers were spared from this week’s carnage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
He went downstairs and found that, in fact, due to the carnage, there would be no flights departing from LaGuardia, which would not reopen until the next day.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 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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