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massacre

[mas-uh-ker] / ˈmæs ə kər /




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Interior Minister Anas Khattab said Youssef was the main perpetrator of the massacre and was taken into custody after a "well-executed" security operation.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

It tried to purchase Jones’s media company out of bankruptcy with the support of families who lost children in the Sandy Hook massacre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

After a successful career in the garment industry, he waded into the media business following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

All there is to say about a massacre, things like “Poo-tee-weet?”

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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