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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Netanyahu Postpones Gaza Ceasefire Deal Over Hamas 'Last Minute Crisis'
By Ellie Cook
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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.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The back-and-forth is inevitable given the striking timing of an agreement that — finally — holds out some hope of an end to a period of catastrophic bloodshed.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Negotiators reached a phased deal Wednesday to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, the United States and Qatar said, after 15 months of bloodshed that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and inflamed the Middle East.
—Andrew Mills, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, and Maayan Lubell, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025
While officials often point to fights between drug-trafficking cartels as the cause of the bloodshed, experts say violence involving the police is also not uncommon.
—Annie Correal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The back-and-forth is inevitable given the striking timing of an agreement that — finally — holds out some hope of an end to a period of catastrophic bloodshed.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Negotiators reached a phased deal Wednesday to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, the United States and Qatar said, after 15 months of bloodshed that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and inflamed the Middle East.
—Andrew Mills, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, and Maayan Lubell, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025
While officials often point to fights between drug-trafficking cartels as the cause of the bloodshed, experts say violence involving the police is also not uncommon.
—Annie Correal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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