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Noun
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However, it was criticized by pacifists at home and China for deviating from Japan’s postwar self-defense only principle.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026 -
All voiceover in the film is detached from the images, from a mixture of unidentified community folk who are content to speak anonymously, and neighboring outsiders perplexed by these out-of-time pacifists.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
21 Nov. 2025
Noun
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On most plays, Division III defenders couldn’t even stay close.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Daigneault usually boasts an 11-man rotation that features the NBA’s reigning MVP (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander), a Defensive Player of the Year runner up (Chet Holmgren) and three wing defenders (Lu Dort, Alex Caruso, Cason Wallace).—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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At their best, judges are peacemakers.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Pastors and priests have a reputation for being peacemakers, but several people in the book actually say that Pope Leo is not averse to a fight.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Roses were gently laid across the caskets before eight white doves were released into the sky, their wings unfurling into the clouds — a cruel irony beside the eight young lives below, cut short before their stories ever had the chance to unfurl at all.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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The painting on the back of the skirt was inspired by Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, as well as doves, which also symbolize peace.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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“Nonbelligerents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbelligerents. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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