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apartheid

[uh-pahr-tahyt, -teyt] / əˈpɑr taɪt, -teɪt /
NOUN
racial segregation
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They need the world’s help, the way pressure helped break South Africa’s apartheid.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

That was the year apartheid fell, and a good part of the credit went to the broad international pressure on Pretoria.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The party of Nelson Mandela, which led South Africa to overcome apartheid, took only 46 percent of ballots nationally, dipping below 50 percent for the first time since the end of white-minority rule in 1994.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

South Africa's sports stars were banned from competing internationally because of the country's policy of apartheid.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

I would not mince words about the horrors of apartheid, but I said, over and over, that we should forget the past and concentrate on building a better future for all.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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