Years of violence and bloodshed have left much of the country in ruins.
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Some took place in dormitories on campus, examining quiet moments between friends or lovers—even these inward-looking stories weren’t spared bloodshed that year.—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 The novel emphasizes that these conditions of privation and dispossession are themselves a vicious inheritance, that bloodshed and conquest have long characterized the story of this land.—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026 And if the trailer is any indication, there will be a lot of bloodshed in Season 3.—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 In 2023, a video released by Salah calling for an end to the bloodshed in Gaza received 200million views but according to some figures in the Islamic world, Salah did not speak quickly enough or use language that was decisive.—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodshed