upsurge of violence

  • 1upsurge — up|surge [ˈʌpsə:dʒ US sə:rdʒ] n 1.) a sudden increase upsurge in ▪ There was an upsurge in violence during June and July. 2.) a sudden strong feeling upsurge of ▪ There was a genuine upsurge of religious feeling …

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  • 2violence — noun 1 hurting other people physically ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, excessive, extreme, great, large scale, serious ▪ fresh ▪ There are fears of fresh …

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  • 3Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict — The conflict between various Palestinian groups and Israel has existed in one form or another since the first half of the 20th century, and has left much bitterness and death on both sides. This article summarizes some aspects of the… …

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  • 4upsurge — up|surge [ ʌp,sɜrdʒ ] noun singular upsurge in/of a sudden increase in something: an upsurge in crime/violence/popularity …

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  • 5upsurge — UK [ˈʌpˌsɜː(r)dʒ] / US [ˈʌpˌsɜrdʒ] noun [singular] a sudden increase in something upsurge in/of: an upsurge in crime/violence/popularity …

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  • 6Domestic violence in Russia — Part of a series on Violence against women …

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  • 7Tuareg Rebellion (2007–present) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Second Tuareg Rebellion partof= caption=Map of attacks date=February 2007 present place=Northern Niger and Northeast Mali status=Ongoing combatant1= combatant2=Niger Movement for Justiceand various splinter… …

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  • 8Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 9Kashmir conflict — The disputed areas of the region of Kashmir. India claims the entire erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir based on an instrument of accession signed in 1947. Pakistan claims all areas of the erstwhile state except for those claimed by… …

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  • 10The Troubles — Troubles redirects here. For other uses, see Troubles (disambiguation). The Troubles Political map of Ireland …

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