bloodshed
noun
blood·shed
ˈbləd-ˌshed 
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Years of violence and bloodshed have left much of the country in ruins.
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The scale of Syria’s bloodshed, and of the regime’s repression, is unique among modern conflicts.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
All of their faces are covered with the same mask, both to preserve their anonymity but also for powerful effect: People on both sides of the bloodshed look virtually the same.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The bloodshed comes on the heels of a deadly vehicle ramming attack in Germany.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
Netanyahu Postpones Gaza Ceasefire Deal Over Hamas 'Last Minute Crisis'
By Ellie Cook
Security & Defense Reporter
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In the shadow of an imminent ceasefire and hostage deal to end 15 months of bloodshed in Gaza, the future of the devastated Palestinian enclave is still uncertain.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
All of their faces are covered with the same mask, both to preserve their anonymity but also for powerful effect: People on both sides of the bloodshed look virtually the same.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The bloodshed comes on the heels of a deadly vehicle ramming attack in Germany.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
Netanyahu Postpones Gaza Ceasefire Deal Over Hamas 'Last Minute Crisis'
By Ellie Cook
Security & Defense Reporter
2
In the shadow of an imminent ceasefire and hostage deal to end 15 months of bloodshed in Gaza, the future of the devastated Palestinian enclave is still uncertain.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshed. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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