violent
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They fell in love on the job, stopping wars from starting or bringing violent conflicts to an end.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Both men offer differing visions for how to solve Colombia's violent internal armed conflict that has lasted for decades but has resurged in recent years.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
“There’s no way to be committed to nonviolence,” she said, “in the middle of the most violent society history has ever created.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Scientists say future cooperation between ground-based observatories and NASA's space telescopes will help reveal even more about these violent stellar explosions and the extreme objects hidden inside them.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
It took two days of harsh and violent storms to reach the island.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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