War and Peace
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"We're not talking about Playboy magazine, you know, we're talking about Anna Karenina and War and Peace," Ms Hayes said.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024
The thought kept occurring to me while reading "War and Peace," Leo Tolstoy’s massive novel following a few Russian families during the Napoleonic Wars.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2024
Photos of Thaci and others facing similar charges in The Hague are displayed across the country with the inscription: "Heroes of War and Peace."
From Reuters ● Apr. 3, 2023
Mr. Akbari of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, pointed to videos showing women cutting off their hair in public, or on social media, as unique to the current demonstrations.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
“She’s a big girl now. She’s reading War and Peace, for crying out loud.”
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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