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Example sentences for: persecuted

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The plan does not include the Swiss government, whose central bank received the vast majority of wealth stolen by Nazis from Jews and other persecuted groups.
Christians: persecution, persecutions, persecuted
The 130-km (78-mile) drive northeast of Calgary on Highway 9 takes you through wheat-growing country where you may see the farming communities of Hutterites, an austere religious sect originally from Slovakia, often persecuted for their pacifism.
A haven for persecuted Japanese Christians in the 17th century, Portugal’s neutrality during World War II assured the territory a flood of refugees.
"No one in Yeltsin's time has ever been persecuted for making anti-Russian statements," it said.