violent
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On Feb. 4, 1794, while the country was convulsed in the violent political struggle known as the Terror, the National Convention abolished slavery in all French colonies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 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
A spokeswoman pointed to measures aimed at easing the cost of living, with the economy growing before the Iran conflict broke out, as well as falling NHS waiting lists, migration and serious violent crime.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
“The question in everybody’s minds is why there was such a violent selloff,” Alekseeva told MarketWatch Tuesday.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Their tents had been lashed to ribbons by the violent wind, and they were all suffering from exposure.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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