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Environment Minister Tamara Zein last month also accused Israel of committing an "urbicide" in the area, using a term which means the deliberate destruction of urban areas.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Jay Su and Tamara Lasater Wacker, executive vice president and corporate environmental director of Formosa Plastics, respectively, wrote to the EPA in March 2025 to make their case for it.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
But the families of Africans killed fighting for Russia get nothing, according to Tamara Kurushkina, an official at Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Consultant histopathologist Dr Tamara McNamee also noticed facial injuries sustained by Low.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Marina had appointed Tamara Kazarinova to lead the 586th.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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