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violence

[vahy-uh-luhns] / ˈvaɪ ə ləns /


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Yet barring a massive flareup in violence in the Middle East and another spike in oil prices, the latest bout of inflation is unlikely to get much worse.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

She said that while targeted sanctions against individuals were "important" symbolically, they have "no impact on the rate of settlement expansion" or on "the scale of settlers' violence".

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Essex Police told this investigation "tackling violence against women and girls is a key focus for us and we take allegations of this nature very seriously".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

But most people, even those with wildly different political views, remembered a man who would rather debate ideas than commit violence against his opponents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Spaulding summoned the participants to Mutual headquarters, where he denounced them as “rabble-rousers” whose thoughtless actions would spark violence.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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