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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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Prosecutors allege the pistol was used in a 2021 Chicago murder and later in the shooting of a rival gang member.
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Liar, marking a reunion between Seo Hyun-jin and Yoo Yeon-seok as a criminal profiler and a corporate attorney on opposing sides of a murder case tied to a powerful conglomerate, also continues through the month.
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These weapons of war are designed to inflict the maximum amount of carnage and destruction and have no place in our communities.
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Those rivalries, bravado and score-settling led to the carnage, Ng argued Monday.
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The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
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Ruthye needs someone to avenge the slaughter of her family at the hands of Krem of the Yellow Hills.
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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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Investigators said Edmond purchased the firearm in Georgia just 36 days before it was allegedly used in the homicide.
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Quigley has pleaded not guilty to motor vehicle homicide in the December 2023 Woburn crash that fatally injured 37‑year‑old Special Olympian Angelo Schettino, who died a month later.
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodshed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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