pacifist
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After Vance criticized Leo this month, Italian bishop Antonio Staglianò responded by taking Francis’ logic even further in a pacifist direction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
TOKYO—Japan eased longstanding restrictions on arms exports, another small step away from its pacifist past that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will strengthen Tokyo’s ties with the U.S.,
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
She has also been actively courting Trump, agreeing to raise the defence budget, a contentious move under Japan's pacifist constitution.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Germany dropped a long-standing pacifist tradition and started ramping up spending to overhaul its long underfunded armed forces.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
Area Teenager Chooses Poorly My mother, the pacifist, would kill me dead if she knew what I’d just done.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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