persecution

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Recent Examples of persecution Dedication to implementing progressive reforms had been replaced by a mania for political repression and persecution. Nancy C. Unger / Made By History, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024 The Biden administration also adopted a higher standard of risk of persecution that asylum seekers must meet to pass an early screening. Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024 Countries such as Tunisia, Egypt, and Bangladesh can only be declared safe if the entire territory is free of danger and nobody faces the threat of persecution. Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024 The list that Italy uses of ‘safe’ countries includes many countries where conflict, persecution and other forms of danger are extant in some regions. Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for persecution 

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“Persecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persecution. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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