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Syrian butcher Bashar al-Assad, a key Iranian client, might be brought in from the cold and deemed a legitimate actor, twelve years into his run atop the largest charnel house in the world.
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The Editors, National Review, 13 Mar. 2023
Ukraine remains a charnel house while other areas — the Persian Gulf, the Korean peninsula, the Taiwan Strait — may erupt at any time.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 4 Mar. 2023
Above their heads: a charnel house of endangered trees.
—Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2021
Here, the passion Pearl feels is more charnel than carnal.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022
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The Editors, National Review, 13 Mar. 2023
Ukraine remains a charnel house while other areas — the Persian Gulf, the Korean peninsula, the Taiwan Strait — may erupt at any time.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 4 Mar. 2023
Above their heads: a charnel house of endangered trees.
—Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2021
Here, the passion Pearl feels is more charnel than carnal.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022
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“Charnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charnel. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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