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violence

[vahy-uh-luhns] / ˈvaɪ ə ləns /


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Government proposals to prevent nude images being shared taken and shared by children were originally proposed as part of the government's violence against women and girls strategy.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The lull in violence that began in June had allowed hundreds of thousands of displaced people to return home.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Nun-novice and anti-gun violence activist Nanette, 35, has been carrying her mother’s secret for five years, not knowing whether one or both of her sisters had been entrusted with it too.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Thankfully, violence has been pushed to the periphery of most societies to a degree ancient and medieval people never conceived possible.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Tremors shook my body with such violence I was unable to rise off my stomach.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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