as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene
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The New Orleans attack plans also included the placement of crude bombs in the neighborhood in an apparent attempt to cause more carnage, officials said.
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Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
Today’s Sugar Bowl college football match-up between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will proceed as planned at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans despite the deadly carnage visited upon that city earlier this morning.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Authorities found crude bombs in the neighborhood of the attack in an apparent attempt to cause more carnage.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The attack plans also included the placement of crude bombs in the neighborhood in an apparent attempt to cause more carnage, officials said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
Today’s Sugar Bowl college football match-up between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will proceed as planned at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans despite the deadly carnage visited upon that city earlier this morning.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Authorities found crude bombs in the neighborhood of the attack in an apparent attempt to cause more carnage.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The attack plans also included the placement of crude bombs in the neighborhood in an apparent attempt to cause more carnage, officials said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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