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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

Since 2001, Americans have experienced Hurricane Katrina, the 2008 financial crisis, the election of the first Black president, the rise of Donald Trump, the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and a global pandemic.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Our continental nation is blessed with good neighbors and big oceans, and most violence is constrained through ordered liberty.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

“Did he? Well, fool, have you done what you came here to do? Have you freed my people from the violence of the Nightingale?”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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