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holocaust

[hol-uh-kawst, hoh-luh-] / ˈhɒl əˌkɔst, ˈhoʊ lə- /
NOUN
complete destruction, especially by fire
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As World Cup matches are played in L.A., the holocaust museum unveils an exhibition that explores how World War II upheaval altered global soccer.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

Alexander Kleytman was a holocaust survivor who came to Australia from Ukraine.

From BBC Dec. 15, 2025

In the 1950s, it was a nuclear holocaust and in the 1960s a population bomb and deforestation.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 2, 2025

And it will only get worse, as Frank and other biologists have argued about a "biological holocaust," unless we take action to protect wildlife, including bats.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2024

Soon I picked up enough English to understand holocaust was in the air.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

There can be no more holocausts; no more genocides; no more Stalinist gulags.

From Washington Post Mar. 14, 2019

Not only are adults guilty of perpetrating the worst of human sins—wars, holocausts, famines—we over-25s aren’t always all that great at other supposedly “adult” activities, like thinking ahead and extending empathy to others.

From Slate Sep. 10, 2018

“We have to be aware of the fact that holocausts are still going on and that we must do our part to protect people from genocide,” he said.

From Seattle Times Aug. 27, 2018

Sikhs have survived multiple holocausts, and served alongside allies in WWI and II.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2012

People repented that they had slighted him, and the peace party itself voted holocausts for Hamilcar's return.

From Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert




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