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In it, singer Yawar Abdal imagines a Kashmir where people, blindfolded and with nooses around their necks, are liberated amid chants of “All shall be free.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2022

I think that when people think racism, they think of nooses and white supremacists groups.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2021

Critics allege the industry has serious safety problems, with dangers posed by nooses, hair dryers and poor handling by groomers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2021

The law, filed as HB0418, would institute a statewide order disallowing any symbols of hate including, but not limited to: swastikas, Confederate flags and nooses - though they can be displayed in classroom settings.

From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2021

Those knotted nooses which thou fling'st, O God, the bad to snare, All liars let them overtake, but all the truthful spare.

From History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems by Menzies, Allan