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Years of violence and bloodshed have left much of the country in ruins.
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Authoritarianism, rule by force and revolutions with bloodshed are the norms.
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Stephen Mitchell, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
The massacre is just the latest bloodshed in a nation that has been left reeling by spiraling gang warfare for five years following the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
The war has seen bloodshed throughout the Middle East, notably in Lebanon where Israeli forces are moving into the southern part of the country.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
But for all its bloodshed, the movie’s not sharp enough to land a cutting blow — or even to break skin.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
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Stephen Mitchell, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
The massacre is just the latest bloodshed in a nation that has been left reeling by spiraling gang warfare for five years following the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
The war has seen bloodshed throughout the Middle East, notably in Lebanon where Israeli forces are moving into the southern part of the country.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
But for all its bloodshed, the movie’s not sharp enough to land a cutting blow — or even to break skin.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bloodshed
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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