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insurgent

[in-sur-juhnt] / ɪnˈsɜr dʒənt /




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Insurgent politicians are highly effective at using X and other social media to spread their messages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Insurgent forces including the Houthis and allied tribes in Yemen number around 20,000 fighters, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

Insurgent Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is holding an online health policy roundtable Tuesday night.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2023

Giving autonomy to tribal groups could be a way to defuse the crisis, says Subir Bhaumik, author of Insurgent Crossfire: North-East India.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2023

Insurgent capitalism frightened the government of North Korea, which fretted publicly about a slippery slope to regime change and catastrophe.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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