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Recent Examples of bloodshed
The goal is to avoid more bloodshed and displacement on the path to a reality in which both Jews and Arabs can live in peace and dignity in the two states that ought to exist between—as the saying goes—the river and the sea.
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Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said in a news briefing that the security officer likely helped prevent further bloodshed.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979, every protest movement has been met with bloodshed.
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Alissa Simon,
Variety,
16 May 2026
The last edition of the Biennale opened just seven months after October 7; this edition is truly the first to grapple fully with the bloodshed wrought since.
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Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
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Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said in a news briefing that the security officer likely helped prevent further bloodshed.
—
James Powel,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979, every protest movement has been met with bloodshed.
—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
16 May 2026
The last edition of the Biennale opened just seven months after October 7; this edition is truly the first to grapple fully with the bloodshed wrought since.
—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodshed
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Matos is charged with murder, carjacking, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in personal injury.
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Directed by Hong Kong’s Frankie Tam, the film draws on Hong Kong’s first murder case solved entirely through forensic evidence and without eyewitness testimony.
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The size and speed of the Gen 4 car on the circuit used in January might create either carnage or a Monaco-like parade without the Monaco glitz.
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The most shocking of the weekend’s carnage was the mass drive-by shooting at a large Juneteenth gathering in Roseland on the South Side in which at least 14 were injured.
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Fulda all but ditches his ambitious partner Chaton (Vincent Dedienne), in order to team up with Stéphane to get to the bottom of the endless pig-slaughter, and to put paid to the local superstition that Brun’s ghost may be the culprit.
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The coup ended with the slaughter or imprisonment of most of its participants.
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Investigators said interviews with Sayer after his arrest indicated he was influenced by the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 that left 13 dead.
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Sacramento County prosecutors have placed Martin and Payton at the center of the massacre, a shootout at 10th and K streets that prosecutors say was fueled by gang rivalry, score-settling, anger and bravado, with deadly consequences.
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The killing of the Montreal police officer is the first death in the line of duty in the city in decades, Dagher said.
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About a week after Kirk’s killing, Benjamin observed a minute of silence in his honor at the end of an assembly, which was followed by an invitation to gather at a flagpole and pray.
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Polish prosecutors have not attributed the slaying to Moscow and Poland's Internal Security Agency did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
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An attorney for Espinal declined to comment on his arrest in Jeremy’s slaying.
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Tyler Russell, 24, was arrested Monday and charged with six counts of second-degree manslaughter and one count of arson in connection with the blaze at the Knights Inn in Endwell, according to New York State Police.
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Pino faced charges of manslaughter and vessel homicide in connection with the crash, which killed 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez.
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Police said there were no signs of trauma or foul play and homicide detectives are investigating.
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Pino faced charges of manslaughter and vessel homicide in connection with the crash, which killed 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez.
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodshed. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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