violent
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The operation that killed him, which took place in the Lake Chad Basin in northeastern Nigeria, was “a major breakthrough in ongoing efforts to combat terrorism and violent extremism” regionally and globally, Uba said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Saturday's rival demonstrations follow a spate of violent attacks targeting London's Jewish community, with some blaming instances of hate speech at pro-Palestinian marches for helping to fuel antisemitism.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
These violent events can launch them through space at hundreds of miles per second.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
When Mourinho was last here, between 2010 and 2013, he left behind relationships so damaged that he himself, in January this year, described that period as "almost violent".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Only a small minority are rearrested for violent crimes; the vast majority are rearrested for property offenses, drug offenses, and offenses against the public order.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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