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swastika

[swos-ti-kuh, swas-] / ˈswɒs tɪ kə, ˈswæs- /
NOUN
nazi symbol
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One of the most famous images, Robert Capa's The Shaved Woman of Chartres, shows a young mother walking through a jeering crowd with a swastika painted on her forehead.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., called the policy “absolutely horrific,” while Sen. Catherine Cortez Mastro, D-Nev., said the swastika is “a hate symbol, plain and simple.”

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025

While browsing a map of Madrid from 1940, Mr. Cheshire spotted a stamp in the top-left corner identifying its provenance: a black swastika.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

In very rare circumstances, a German typewriter would be made with a dedicated swastika key, like this one at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2024

After the revelation about the first swastika, I didn’t think I could ever be surprised again about Link.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, wrote on social media that "multiple synagogues and private homes in Queens were vandalized overnight with swastikas and other antisemitic graffiti."

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

“He came by the office and assured us that there is an across-the-board prohibition on hate symbols, including swastikas and nooses,” Underwood said in a video on X.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025

The idea was the result of Greek-German cooperation ahead of the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany, which were heavy on fanfare — and swastikas.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

Or course you’re an actress playing a role on a movie set, but still, the sight of people in Nazi uniforms with their swastikas strolling around on the streets must have been chilling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

“If we give in and get depressed, then the swastikas win. This is how we fight back.”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman



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