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In the sense that has been relevant to world politics and controversy for the past 80 years, Zionism refers solely to the desire to have the area now referred to as Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people.—
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Suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45, a shocking statistic to which Smith refers at the end of his workshop.—
Matt Woosnam,
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23 Jan. 2026
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“Smells (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smells%20%28of%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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