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Recent Examples of ethnic cleansing
Trump's plans have been unanimously rejected by Arab leaders, Palestinians, and international advocacy groups, many of whom liken the plan to ethnic cleansing.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
But analysts say both countries would rather risk losing U.S. aid than alienating their populations by appearing complicit in the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Trump has said the Palestinians would not be allowed to return: UN officials and others say Trump's plan would amount to ethnic cleansing.
—NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
Trump seems to be offering Israel a deal: The U.S. will countenance the ethnic cleansing of Gaza so long as America gets a prime piece of oceanfront property at the end of it.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
But analysts say both countries would rather risk losing U.S. aid than alienating their populations by appearing complicit in the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Trump has said the Palestinians would not be allowed to return: UN officials and others say Trump's plan would amount to ethnic cleansing.
—NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
Trump seems to be offering Israel a deal: The U.S. will countenance the ethnic cleansing of Gaza so long as America gets a prime piece of oceanfront property at the end of it.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnic cleansing
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The fires, which engulfed tens of thousands of acres in the Los Angeles area and forced mass evacuations, prompted schedule changes for many sports teams and leagues.—
Alex Andrejev,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The fire, which caused the evacuation of 1,200 people and the closure of Highway 1 for three days, was the largest battery storage plant fire in the United States.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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The transition to an all-electric transportation system — where power is made locally — strengthens our national security, creates American jobs and stabilizes fuel prices.—
James Brock,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2025
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Speaking at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics on February 18, Pete Buttigieg, the former transportation secretary and another possible 2028 Democratic presidential contender, argued that certain progressive positions were turning people into Trump supporters.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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While Illinois is the outlier flat tax state among the top five population losers last year, South Carolina is the lone state with a progressive income tax among the five states that gained the most population through interstate migration in 2024.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Much of the Floridan Aquifer is shielded significantly from downward migration of pollution by overlying layers of dense, impermeable clay.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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While voluntary emigration has been quietly discussed for years, Trump’s endorsement has turned it into a divisive issue.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trump left Biden with the dubious choice of either giving the appearance of siding with the Cuban communist regime, or leaving the designation and further depressing Cuba’s economy, a major factor behind emigration from the island.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Ethnic cleansing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnic%20cleansing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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