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Recent Examples of ethnic cleansing
The process of forming the people, creating the conditions for national homogeneity, was and still is accompanied by ethnic cleansing—or sometimes genocide.
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The questions were as straightforward as the technicalities were complicated: how should Gaza be governed and reconstructed after the Israel-Hamas war is over, without having to resort to ethnic cleansing?
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Critics say the plan — which Trump says would involve relocating Palestinians to Egypt, Jordan or elsewhere — is unworkable and would amount to the ethnic cleansing of 2 million Palestinians.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Trump's plans have been unanimously rejected by Arab leaders, Palestinians, and international advocacy groups, many of whom liken the plan to ethnic cleansing.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The questions were as straightforward as the technicalities were complicated: how should Gaza be governed and reconstructed after the Israel-Hamas war is over, without having to resort to ethnic cleansing?
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Critics say the plan — which Trump says would involve relocating Palestinians to Egypt, Jordan or elsewhere — is unworkable and would amount to the ethnic cleansing of 2 million Palestinians.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Trump's plans have been unanimously rejected by Arab leaders, Palestinians, and international advocacy groups, many of whom liken the plan to ethnic cleansing.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnic cleansing
Noun
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The ongoing investigation will include a metallurgical analysis of the wing, assessment of pilot procedures, and evaluation of the passenger evacuation process.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Following the evacuation, aircraft rescue fire fighters entered the main body of the plane.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Because social determinants of health (SDoH) such as housing, education, food access, and transportation are key drivers of health, low-income communities are at elevated risk for poor health outcomes.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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As a county commissioner, Higgins took on affordable housing and transportation as her main issues.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Wild birds that make the twice-a-year migration are considered a risk because they can be infected and show no signs of illness.—
Karen Kucher,
Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2025
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The exhibition will bring the concept of longing into the future via personal and collective narratives examining migration, homesicknesss, and the search for identity, among other topics.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Some Irish politicians have accused him of fanning the flames of discontent online, voicing his anger at Ireland’s immigration policy – a particularly sensitive issue given the country’s long history of emigration.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The second fastest shrinking country in the world in 2023 was Tuvalu, where a third factor - climate change - is likely to be making emigration even worse.—
Katharina Buchholz,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Ethnic cleansing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnic%20cleansing. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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