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Recent Examples of ethnic cleansing
Binod Shah first came to the U.S. as a refugee, fleeing ethnic cleansing in his home country.
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
Conquest may involve ethnic cleansing, as illustrated in the recent U.S. proposal, supported by Israel, to empty the Gaza Strip and move its population to nearby countries.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Human rights experts and organizations have called this operation an ethnic cleansing and even a genocide.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The proposal has been welcomed by Netanyahu, but derided by Palestinian and Arab leaders alike, who characterize it as ethnic cleansing.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
Conquest may involve ethnic cleansing, as illustrated in the recent U.S. proposal, supported by Israel, to empty the Gaza Strip and move its population to nearby countries.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Human rights experts and organizations have called this operation an ethnic cleansing and even a genocide.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The proposal has been welcomed by Netanyahu, but derided by Palestinian and Arab leaders alike, who characterize it as ethnic cleansing.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnic cleansing
Noun
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Ghost poops could also be a sign of strong gut muscles that help ensure proper stool formation, complete evacuation, and strong and coordinated contractions, Mike Sevilla, MD, a family physician at Salem Family Care, told Health.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
2 June 2025
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Medical coverage $25,000 in medical expense coverage $100,000 in evacuation/repatriation coverage Pre-existing conditions A pre-existing coverage waiver is available for medical conditions that existed at least 60 days before purchasing a policy.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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Part of the focus is to keep students in their own district, rather than sending them by bus as much as an hour away for specialized programs for which tuition and transportation costs can reach as high as $200,000 per student, officials said.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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Mario Tama / Getty Images Company: Lyft Inc (LYFT) Lyft (LYFT) is a multimodal transportation network in the United States and Canada.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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Customers also need more hands-on help — like clear migration plans, industry-specific examples and partner workshops — to build confidence and move forward faster.—
Robert Kramer,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Wilders had last week demanded immediate support for his proposals to completely halt asylum migration, send Syrian refugees back to their home country and to close asylum shelters.—
Bart H. Meijer,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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Because of emigration and low birth rates, Cuba now has Latin America’s oldest population, Cuban economist Pedro Monreal wrote on his X social media account recently.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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The operation also openly encourages the voluntary emigration of Gazans from the Gaza Strip.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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“Ethnic cleansing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnic%20cleansing. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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