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Recent Examples of bloodshed
Imperiale may have agreed with Kinahan about the need to keep Dubai free of bloodshed.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Witch-burning, frightening folklore, and centuries of war and bloodshed have imparted an unsettling ambience in destinations like Edinburgh.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
But after two years of bloodshed, boycotts and bitter division, the ceasefire offers at least one thing that has been in short supply — a moment to talk without bombs falling overhead.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
The summit now turns toward stabilizing the region and preventing further bloodshed.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Witch-burning, frightening folklore, and centuries of war and bloodshed have imparted an unsettling ambience in destinations like Edinburgh.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
But after two years of bloodshed, boycotts and bitter division, the ceasefire offers at least one thing that has been in short supply — a moment to talk without bombs falling overhead.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
The summit now turns toward stabilizing the region and preventing further bloodshed.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodshed
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Here’s everything to know about the murder of Chelsea Bruck, including how her Halloween costume led to her killer’s arrest.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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So, on the night after the murder, the town’s streets were filled with anguished cries from the Inuit—wails of loss and pain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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In order to stop the potential carnage, Sundae must head to the shore.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The brutal aftermath of what Ukraine said was a Russian strike on Kharkiv that hit a kindergarten was laid bare in a video shared by Ukrainian emergency services, with crying children seen being carried away from the carnage.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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August saw a 10 percent decline in cattle slaughter, the largest year-over-year decline for any month in 2025, according to the agency’s report.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Enter Harriet Hemenway and her cousin Minna Hall, two Boston socialites who read about the egret slaughter and decided enough was enough.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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After surviving the massacre and making a recovery that surprised even her doctors, Sophia returned home in time to celebrate her upcoming 13th birthday, a family spokesperson told CNN.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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During this second season, which ended up being the final one, a lot of people felt the massacre in Ghorman resonated with the real world, specifically Gaza.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
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The former Fox News personality blasted Curtis for clarifying a set of comments regarding the conservative activist's killing on Wednesday's episode of The Megyn Kelly Show.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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That old story survived the reevaluation of war that took place during the Enlightenment; the transformation of the modern battlefield by mass mobilization and factory-scale killing in the twentieth century; and now, the separation between killer and target facilitated by technology.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase told KY3 that the determination about Harm’s slaying raises disturbing new questions about Revak, an EMT by day.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Each of the three games in this collection feature bloody action that'll keep you entertained with demon and monster slaying for hours.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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Dominguez was convicted in February 1992 of vehicular manslaughter in a deadly crash in Douglas County, Washington state, according to Yolo County District Attorney’s prosecutors in their Wednesday filing.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The presiding judge granted Sweeney's attorney's request to change the charge to second-degree murder or manslaughter as the court lacked sufficient evidence to try him for first-degree murder since predetermination was not established.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The details surrounding the case, which became the subject of Netflix’s 2015 documentary Making a Murderer, remain unclear, with no official cause of death apart from homicide and no eyewitnesses to the crime.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact KCPD homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS, Becchina said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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