violence
Example Sentences
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Yemen's civil war broke out in 2014 and has plunged the already impoverished country into years of deadly violence and one of the world's worst hunger crises.
From BBC
Thousands joined a New Year's Day rally for Gaza in Istanbul Thursday, waving Palestinian and Turkish flags and calling for an end to the violence in the tiny war-torn territory.
From Barron's
When that material finally broke free, it set off fresh shocks, and NASA's Fermi again observed gamma rays tied to the renewed violence.
From Science Daily
Diplomacy and peace plans played a role only after years of violence left participants no choice.
Faking illness to avoid a court case, he fled with his family to Amsterdam in 2009, where he claimed political asylum for "witnessing political violence and human rights violations" in Africa.
From BBC
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