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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Though the mass of Jewish migration, escaping Russian pogroms and Nazi Germany in succeeding waves, occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some arrived before the revolution; but the Constitution, which enshrined religious freedom, granted them legal rights.—
Robert Lloyd,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2026 -
Though the mass of Jewish migration, escaping Russian pogroms and Nazi Germany in succeeding waves, occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some arrived before the revolution; but the Constitution, which enshrined religious freedom, granted them legal rights.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The teenager’s accounts were littered with references to white supremacy, antisemitism and violence, with a particular focus on past mass shootings, including the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
4 Feb. 2026
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The regime is resorting to massacres to suppress the unrest.—
Shahrnush Parsipur,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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The animal rights activist saved two cows from slaughter, Liberty and Indigo, in 2020.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Operating for over a century, Manning Beef was said to be one of the last remaining large-scale cattle slaughter operations in the region.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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According to a social media post made by Senior Rabbi Evan Schultz, the menorah had been built by a holocaust survivor.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
15 Jan. 2026
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Zbur said this while in the presence of a descendant of a holocaust survivor, who had to excuse herself from the chamber, according to GOP Assembly member Kate Sanchez.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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Bitcoin has fallen deeper into the dumps this week, briefly breaking below $73,000, and there could be even more crypto carnage ahead, according to several Wall Street shops.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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Activists offer new death toll While the protests have been halted for weeks after the crackdown, information trickling out of Iran via Starlink satellite dishes is reaching activists, who have been trying to tally the carnage.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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As teens, both were prosecuted in adult court for murder.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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William Brock, 83, was sentenced this week to 21 years to life for murder, felonious assault and kidnapping in Toland-Hall’s killing.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Egan says 95 percent of customers order steak, from prime or choice beef bought from a longtime family packer in Nebraska, then aged and cut in the restaurant’s butchery.—
Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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Ho is the owner of the Royce, a downtown Detroit wine bar; Marrow, the award-winning restaurant and neighborhood butchery shop in Detroit’s West Village, and Marrow Birmingham on Hamilton Row in Birmingham.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
14 Nov. 2025
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While pinning blame on Cambodia for the bloodshed, Anutin spoke about the imperative to harmonize regional maps to permanently rectify the dispute.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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Trump has long promised to end the bloodshed in Eastern Europe, vowing to end the war quickly while on the 2024 campaign trail.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Genocide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genocide. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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