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Recent Examples of killing field
But one major blunder that turned the shoreline into a killing field was shockingly basic.
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Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
So when the horrors of Russia's invasion of Ukraine play out in full view, when a Kyiv suburb is turned into a killing field, when a missile strikes a train terminal packed with people trying to flee the war, there's a powerful impulse for justice.
—Richard Galant, CNN, 10 Apr. 2022
Once popular with tech workers and young families, Bucha became a killing field as Russia sought to seize the capital.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2022
His neighbor was the first to identify him, recognizing the unshaven face of a man who had watched his beloved street become a killing field.
—Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022
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Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
So when the horrors of Russia's invasion of Ukraine play out in full view, when a Kyiv suburb is turned into a killing field, when a missile strikes a train terminal packed with people trying to flee the war, there's a powerful impulse for justice.
—Richard Galant, CNN, 10 Apr. 2022
Once popular with tech workers and young families, Bucha became a killing field as Russia sought to seize the capital.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2022
His neighbor was the first to identify him, recognizing the unshaven face of a man who had watched his beloved street become a killing field.
—Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for killing field
Noun
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Pediatricians find ourselves on the front lines of the battle against vaccine misinformation.—
Dr. Eve Meltzer Krief,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Saudi hospital, just north of El Fasher’s airport, sits near the front lines of the war and has been repeatedly hit by shelling.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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The battle lines are drawn as global streaming titans and ambitious local players vie for their piece of Asia’s video streaming gold rush, with profitability and market share hanging in the balance.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2025
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Their ambitious plan envisions a ceasefire along current battle lines, delaying Ukraine's NATO membership indefinitely, and equipping Ukraine with substantial military support to enforce peace.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2024
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Sitting in front of local leaders, Trump again wrongly blamed elements of the fire disaster on a lack of water resources coming from the Delta and environmental protections for the delta smelt, a small fish near extinction that has become a symbol of GOP frustration.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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During their brief appearance, broadcast live on Israeli television, some of the hostages smiled and waved, raising their arms and giving thumbs up signs in front of the crowd.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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