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fundamentalist

[fuhn-duh-men-tl-ist] / ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl ɪst /


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But he was never a "fundamentalist" of Guardiola's ideas.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

Despite his fundamentalist beliefs, Khamenei was a nimble politician.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 1, 2026

A former member of the jihadist group told reporters in 2019 that they were originally funded by a military intelligence unit to propagate a fundamentalist ideology in Sri Lanka's multi-ethnic eastern province.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

Unlike Saad and Musk, fundamentalist Christian influencer Allie Beth Stuckey doesn’t see empathy as a failure of evolution.

From Salon Dec. 1, 2025

At other times, he’d hear late-night preachers, often of a fundamentalist bent, giving sermons and talks, usually about the meaning and interpretation of the Bible.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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