violent
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The protest comes less than a year after last August's violent anti-government protests, when the death of a delivery rider sparked anger over elite rule and alleged state mismanagement.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
AI jitters and mega IPOs are among the factors prompting violent index moves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Hit action films such as "Animal", "Dhurandhar" and the "Pushpa" series have helped cement the dominance of violent action cinema in Bollywood.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Four leaders of settler organisations and 21 "violent settlers" had also been barred, he added.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
If one argued that earth, water and air all rotated together, so that they were all stationary with regard to each other, then why are there always violent winds blowing at the tops of mountains?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing violent
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