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Noun
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Harassment, discrimination and persecution of Afghans is commonplace.—
Betsy Joles,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2025 -
Refugees are people who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence, war or persecution, according to the International Rescue Committee.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2025
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But the two youngest children, Russell and Eve, were taken with Ruby in the move to Ivins — and were subjected to cruel torture at the hands of their mother and her business partner.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Camarena’s body was found a month later with evidence of torture and abuse.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Intentional provocation Serhii Sternenko, a Ukrainian activist lawyer and blogger, described the Oval Office spat as an intentional provocation on behalf of Trump to discredit Ukraine as an unreliable partner in the peace negotiations.—
Lena Surzhko Harned,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2025
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Yet even these lone voices failed to call out Trump for betraying Zelensky and adopting the talking points of a brutal regime that invaded Ukraine with no provocation three years ago.—
Mordechai Gordon,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Molestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molestation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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