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Many later resettled in the U.S. as refugees after facing persecution in their home country of Laos and went on to live, work and have families in the United States.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025 -
Larger groups, unable to be evacuated, such as the Hazara, have been subjected to years of persecution and targeted with bombings and attacks on their schools, hospitals, and Shia mosques, among others.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Those children endured years of torture, starvation, and imprisonment while the system looked the other way.—
Howard Talenfeld,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Holocaust survivors say the hostage videos published in recent days recall for them their own torture and deprivation under the Nazis eight decades ago.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2025
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Among other things, the natural offense Canadians have taken to Trump’s provocations and threats has led many to boycott travel to the U.S.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The group declared that Damascus bears complete responsibility for the attack and reaffirmed its right to respond to such provocations.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Molestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molestation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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