counterrevolutionary

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But he brings out the idiosyncratic joys of the Mets roster—even its counterrevolutionary cliques.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Only a couple of weeks later, they were arrested and denounced as counterrevolutionary criminals.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2022

“The formula of ‘Sweetback’ was preempted — taken and perverted and watered down and used in a counterrevolutionary way,” he told Interview magazine.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2021

But now it is a noisy, multifaceted earnestness, one that no longer bans dancing—or even simply jumping up and down with abandon when the mood strikes—as either blasphemous or counterrevolutionary.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2021

Celia has judged 193 cases since she was elected to the People’s Court, from petty thievery and family disputes to more serious crimes of medical malpractice, arson, and counterrevolutionary activities.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García