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Recent Examples of ethnic cleansing
The outside actor that bears the most responsibility for the starvation and ethnic cleansing, however, is the United Arab Emirates.
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John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2024
How are attempts at ethnic cleansing shaping this conflict?
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
The homes of poor Kenyans went up in flames, and more than 1,200 were killed amid widespread ethnic cleansing and a massive police crackdown.
—Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The result was a vicious armed struggle that quickly ignited an RSF campaign of ethnic cleansing in Darfur and that continues today.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
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John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2024
How are attempts at ethnic cleansing shaping this conflict?
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
The homes of poor Kenyans went up in flames, and more than 1,200 were killed amid widespread ethnic cleansing and a massive police crackdown.
—Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The result was a vicious armed struggle that quickly ignited an RSF campaign of ethnic cleansing in Darfur and that continues today.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnic cleansing
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Displaced Palestinian children ride on the back of a donkey in the northern Gaza Strip following Israeli evacuation orders Tuesday.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Hakes had his Silverado ready to roll should evacuation orders come down, packed with keepsakes like his wife’s knitting and his mother’s paintings.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Proficient Auto Logistics operates one of the largest auto transportation fleets in North America, with approximately 1,050 transport vehicles and trailers.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Even sympathetic state transportation officials may not fix dysfunctional urban roadways due to limited resources and competing needs that include expensive upgrades to bridges and interstates.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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And who’s at the other end of this migration metric’s spectrum?Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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The migration issues at the border, Swalwell said, could have been solved if not for Republicans’ rejection of a bipartisan border bill that would have provided for more border patrol officers and increased funding for border security.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Another student, 19-year-old Sergei, was also hoping for an end to the conflict, which has seen a massive crackdown on dissent at home and a major wave of emigration.Ani Freedman, Fortune Europe, 6 Nov. 2024
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As a result of the safety crisis, emigration from Ecuador has skyrocketed, even as the government of President Daniel Noboa has aggressively targeted crime groups and promised judicial reforms.Marina E. Franco (Noticias Telemundo for Axios), Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Ethnic cleansing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnic%20cleansing. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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