as in pogrom
the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group
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Concord led to our own brand of movies, forged not by old American wealth but by entrepreneurial immigrants from Eastern Europe, many of them Jews escaping pogroms throughout that part of the world: Louis B. Meyer (MGM), Adolph Zukor (Paramount), The Warner Brothers and more.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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The Arab revolt was eventually put down, and Husseini fled to Nazi Germany — but not before inciting another pogrom in Baghdad, Iraq.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Macron's move brings to a head months of increasing French criticism of Israel's conduct in its war against Hamas—the Islamist militant group that rules Gaza—that was sparked by the October 7, 2023, massacre of civilians in Israel.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Kent State is an empathetic, politically dispassionate look at that massacre in the spring of 1970.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
21 July 2025
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Without the best available data, there’s no guarantee that this year’s slaughter actually helps the species or keeps humans safer.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2025
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Instead of paying for more water or feed, many ranchers choose to sell their cows for slaughter instead of breeding.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
2 July 2025
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The figures Mirga-Tas depicts are mostly survivors of the Romani holocaust of World War II, or their descendants; the series demands an acknowledgment of the genocide, in which hundreds of thousands of Roma were murdered by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1939 and 1945.—
Melissa Harris,
Artforum,
10 July 2025
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But nearly 20 percent of the 156 total episodes were tied to WW2, nuclear holocaust, or Cold War anxiety.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2025
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Witnesses described a chaotic and bloody scene of carnage.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 July 2025
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The Alien franchise is beloved by sci-fi and horror fans for its bloodthirsty killer aliens known as xenomorphs, which have caused absolute carnage in six standalone films so far.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
21 July 2025
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He was sentenced to death in Idaho in 2024 after being convicted of murder in the deaths of Tylee, JJ and his ex-wife, Tammy Daybell.—
Jenna Sundel
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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The two had been convicted in 2006 of first-degree murder in the deaths of Jonathan Gleason, 17; Michelle Nathan, 19; Erin Belanger, 22; Roberto Gonzalez, 28; Francisco Ayo Roman, 30; and Anthony Vega, 34.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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That’s based on comparisons to what bones look like when modern hunter-gatherers butcher their game, along with archaeologists’ experiments with stone tool butchery.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 July 2025
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Or, perhaps different numbers of individuals were involved with the butchery at each site.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 July 2025
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The gunfire, the bloodshed, and the body count are brutal, but never surprising.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
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That context encompasses all Gaza bloodshed, as well as the way claims of antisemitism have come to be weaponized.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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“Genocide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genocide. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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