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crusader

[kroo-seyd-er] / kruˈseɪd ər /


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Kareen Hill, 27, of New York, is another microtrip crusader on social media.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2026

There is something of the crusader about Ms. Dhillon, and religion plays a notable role in her life.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

But unlike that Oscar winner, “Two Prosecutors” has a man of conscience at its center — a confident crusader who becomes increasingly puny in the face of Stalin’s Soviet Union.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

A self-styled anti-corruption crusader, Yoon rose from star prosecutor to South Korean president in just a few years.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

What’s more, here was a way for Hoover, a deskbound functionary, to cast himself as a dashing figure—a crusader for the modern scientific age.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Antidebt crusaders, like the personal-finance radio host Dave Ramsey, have been speaking for years about how paying thousands of dollars in interest can seriously impede a family’s ability to make progress on their other goals.

From MarketWatch Apr. 9, 2026

The spread of this new orthodoxy shouldn’t be surprising, for as the author notes, “insatiability is a defining feature of moral crusades. As crusaders achieve victories, they expand the scope of their crusade.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 28, 2026

The film mourns all such political crusaders whose names we never knew, although it wears its commentary lightly.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

In fact, Hegseth literally wears his love for the crusaders on his body — and believes that he has been persecuted for it.

From Salon Nov. 4, 2025

He told Robin, too, of far countries: the Holy Land where crusaders had fought for the tomb of our Lord, and of Greece and Rome, whose ancient languages were the beginnings of many other tongues.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli




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