holocaust

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Humans are currently driving a mass extinction across the planet — which some experts have described as a "biological holocaust" — with many species at risk of slipping into oblivion.

From Salon

Speaker Mike Johnson, an evangelical Christian who has put his faith at the forefront of his politics throughout his career, has called abortion “an American holocaust.”

From New York Times

Torrance was also home to a holocaust denial group that offered $50,000 for proof that any Jew was gassed to death at Auschwitz; it lost the case in a notorious lawsuit the year before.

From Los Angeles Times

Robert Burton created Fellowship of Friends to celebrate the intellect and offer a haven from nuclear holocaust.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Millar, Clwyd West MS, said the 7 October attacks by Hamas, which killed 1,400 people, were the worst atrocity committed against the Jewish people since the holocaust.

From BBC