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liberation

[lib-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌlɪb əˈreɪ ʃən /


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The huge operation, which took place on 6 June 1944, saw British, American and Canadian troops storm beaches along the Normandy coastline to begin the liberation of France from Nazi occupation.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Reduced to 40 percent of seats after a drubbing in the 2024 general election, Nelson Mandela's former liberation movement has been forced into an often-uneasy coalition with nine other parties.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

“Liberation” is a memory play, in which a daughter attempts to understand her mother’s past as a member of a female liberation group in 1970s Ohio.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

At that point, she was open to seeing the world in an entirely new way; the questioning that followed led her to a place at odds with her family but a feeling of liberation.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Du Bois didn't completely reject the economic path set out by Washington—but he insisted that commerce alone wouldn’t achieve the ultimate ends both he and Washington wanted: the full liberation of their people.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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