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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The two groups have a long history of bloodshed .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A massive security clamp down aimed at restoring order resulted in major bloodshed , particularly in the capital, Baku.
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Ephialtes was assassinated by a Boiotian, hired by his enemies - the last political bloodshed in Athens for fifty years.
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He won the nomination early and with minimal bloodshed .
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In any democracy, a government can commit its people to certain bloodshed only if it believes it has their support.
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In parliament, Mr Rabin's Labour Party defeated by 50 votes to 41 a right-wing no-confidence motion prompted by the bloodshed .
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The news comes as thousands of members of one faction crowded on to ships in a bid to escape more bloodshed .
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Would there be bloodshed if and when they pulled out?