as in pogrom
the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group
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Noun
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Grandma Bobby is well-read and well-traveled, glamorous and opinionated (speaking of usually-right old women), the old-school, no-nonsense daughter of a girl who walked out of a pogrom and emigrated to New York.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026 -
The investigation has been extended until July, which will mark the 85th anniversary of the pogrom.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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In Australia, a wide-ranging inquiry commission examining antisemitism after a massacre at a Hanukkah celebration heard this week from Jews who said escalating hatred has left them fearful and vulnerable.—
David Crary,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The massacre was inspired by Islamic State group, Australian police said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
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Back then, the sector focused on drugs that helped cattle and swine survive long enough to make slaughter weight.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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But Serkis prefers his Trojan horse without the slaughter.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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As holocaust survivors get older and die, educators around the world are concerned about younger generations having little access to survivor testimonies.—
Lauren Costantino
March 27,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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In Silo, references to a toxic world imply that half a million people were sent underground to protect them from the horrors of a nuclear holocaust.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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After a bomb levels an apartment complex where Paul lives with his fam, Paul’s daughter Poe (Billie Boullet), an eyewitness to that carnage, becomes the target of vicious drug cartels who want her outta the picture.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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Judges praised the thoroughness and compassion of the newspaper’s reporting on a scene of carnage in its hometown.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Jaclyn Skuce, 43, of Madison, was convicted of capital murder after hiring a man to kill the child’s father in order to prevent him from gaining custody or further visitation, the Morgan County District Attorney’s Office said.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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No remains were uncovered, but a month later, both Flores men were arrested and charged in connection with Smart’s murder.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Amid rising grocery costs, American shoppers are searching for inventive ways to save, like buying meat in bulk and taking on the butchery at home.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Vespaio was one of the first restaurants in the region to engage in whole animal butchery and even kept its own herb garden on the property.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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The feed from @CForce3000 carried images of the bloodshed.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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There’s no way this will end in bloodshed, tears, and rage, right?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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“Genocide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genocide. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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