violent
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“As Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Webb backed the decision to dismiss Foden, but said the action by Fernandes did not meet the threshold for violent conduct.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
This was particularly true in India, where Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent Quit India campaign was met in 1942 by a violent British crackdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
But it’s something to monitor, he noted, given Thursday’s violent moves in shorter-dated Treasury yields, fueled by the rising odds of a Fed rate hike and jolt higher in oil prices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
She had seen news reports of a violent California earthquake less than one hundred miles from where the Palmers lived.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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