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Recent Examples of ethnic cleansing
Critics warn the scheme could amount to ethnic cleansing.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
In fact, the tiny kingdom had spent years engaged in an ethnic cleansing campaign that stripped one sixth of its population of citizenship and then booted it from the country.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
The result: The obstacles to the far right’s blueprint for conquest and ethnic cleansing have been removed, and its agenda has effectively become Netanyahu’s policy.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
While some agree with early views of student protestors that Israel is carrying out a campaign of cruelty and ethnic cleansing in Gaza, others insist Hamas, the militant group in control of the region, which attacked Israel on Oct. 7, sparking the war, is solely responsible for the suffering.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
In fact, the tiny kingdom had spent years engaged in an ethnic cleansing campaign that stripped one sixth of its population of citizenship and then booted it from the country.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
The result: The obstacles to the far right’s blueprint for conquest and ethnic cleansing have been removed, and its agenda has effectively become Netanyahu’s policy.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
While some agree with early views of student protestors that Israel is carrying out a campaign of cruelty and ethnic cleansing in Gaza, others insist Hamas, the militant group in control of the region, which attacked Israel on Oct. 7, sparking the war, is solely responsible for the suffering.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnic cleansing
Noun
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In Burke County, officials issued voluntary evacuation notices in flood and landslide zones and sent firefighters door-to-door to get people moving, a spokesperson wrote in an email to the Observer.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Enforce the current rules better The H-2A program is supposed to provide fair wages, safe working conditions and free housing and transportation to workers.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Without access to consistent services—such as preventive health care, personal support workers, employment coaching, and transportation—many face risks of institutionalization, frequent hospitalizations, or unemployment.—
Our Place,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, the introduction marks a notable push by conservative lawmakers to reshape economic migration policy ahead of the 2026 midterms.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Planning for sequel migration or graceful buy-back programs can help keep the community calm.—
Dmitrii Khasanov,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Heckling that crosses into harassment or unsafe conduct is now grounds for immediate ejection.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
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There had been questions about a potential suspension to second-team All-Pro defensive tackle Jalen Carter after his ejection from the Eagles’ opener for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tilbury Docks is a post-industrial wasteland of car parks, motorways and an old brick terminal whose walls are coated thick with the memory of emigration.—
David Greig
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Local culture is infused with goodbyes, says archivist Seonaid McDonald, who helped curate an exhibit at Lews Castle about emigration from the island.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Ethnic cleansing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnic%20cleansing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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