ethnic cleansing

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Recent Examples of ethnic cleansing Palestinians, other Arabs and many experts in the field have rejected Mr. Trump’s proposal as ethnic cleansing. Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025 Trump's statements are racist and a call for ethnic cleansing, aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause and denying the national rights of our people. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025 The Palestinian people have been under occupation, ethnic cleansing, and all sorts of crimes since 1948. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025 Beijing erupted in fury when Radio Free Asia exposed its ethnic cleansing of Uyghurs and COVID coverups. Steve Forbes, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ethnic cleansing
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Noun
  • The blasts, which set fire to more than 100,000 tons of shells, rockets and advanced equipment in the 51st Russian Main Missile and Artillery Directorate Arsenal’s depot, caused evacuations in surrounding villages.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • At home in Mount Holly, Stacy worked as a teacher at First Methodist Church Preschool, as a paralegal at two law firms and then as a full-time homemaker, while Joshua, a former college football player, became a paramedic aboard medical evacuation helicopters with Atrium Health’s MedCenter Air.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Expanding access to jobs and economic opportunity, while increasing access to clean, affordable transportation options.
    Jill Locantore, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The city is on the hook for $183 million to improve streets at stations for three Metro projects under Measure M. That money could go to the transportation agency or directly to Metro, but Rubio-Cornjeo warned that the loss of transportation agency staff would pose challenges to the projects.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Thousands of people participated in a march against Ireland's mass migration policies in the country's capital of Dublin on Saturday.
    Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Golden eagles will forage during migration flights and use this uplift from heated air, which also comes from open landscapes, to move efficiently during migration and seasonal movements.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The New York Times: Some who left Lebanon in successive waves of emigration have felt drawn back to aid recovery efforts after the bloody and destructive war between Israel and Hezbollah.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The Brutalist’s emphasis is on exile and not emigration.
    Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025

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