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massacre

[mas-uh-ker] / ˈmæs ə kər /




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In 2010 - shortly after the massacre - Alpha Condé won a presidential election.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Researchers believe the massacre occurred during a period of instability in the Carpathian Basin.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

He intervened in Libya against Moammar Gadhafi’s military to prevent a massacre in Benghazi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

On Sunday, Bash pressed Bovino for evidence “that he was intending to massacre law enforcement.”

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

If you’ve never heard two raccoons fighting before, you’d swear it was a chainsaw massacre.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen