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Recent Examples of nonviolence
King's pursuit of civil rights through nonviolence is his enduring legacy.
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has always promoted peace and nonviolence.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Some civil rights leaders pointed to a stark contrast between the tactics of Trump and King, who preached nonviolence.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Jains grapple with the destructive impacts of everyday actions on other life-forms; their answer has been to reduce harm as much as possible through ahimsa, nonviolence.
—Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has always promoted peace and nonviolence.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Some civil rights leaders pointed to a stark contrast between the tactics of Trump and King, who preached nonviolence.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Jains grapple with the destructive impacts of everyday actions on other life-forms; their answer has been to reduce harm as much as possible through ahimsa, nonviolence.
—Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonviolence
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“Nonviolence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolence. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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