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In 2013, Queen Elizabeth II posthumously pardoned Alan Turing, the World War II codebreaker convicted under laws criminalizing homosexuality, and in 2017 the UK government extended the pardon to thousands of other gay and bisexual men convicted under similar statutes.
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James Frater, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Money was tight, especially when Smith’s father, who worked as a machinist after returning from World War II, was on strike.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The first-person shooter game’s setting spans various eras, from World War II and Vietnam to the present day and even decades into the future, with over 500 million copies of its various games sold over the years.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit was founded in 1945 by atomic scientists after World War II to advocate for international oversight of nuclear energy.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
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James Frater, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Money was tight, especially when Smith’s father, who worked as a machinist after returning from World War II, was on strike.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The first-person shooter game’s setting spans various eras, from World War II and Vietnam to the present day and even decades into the future, with over 500 million copies of its various games sold over the years.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit was founded in 1945 by atomic scientists after World War II to advocate for international oversight of nuclear energy.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
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“World War II.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20II. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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