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dissident

[dis-i-duhnt] / ˈdɪs ɪ dənt /




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Anne Martens, a workshop attendee as well as an artist and poet, said the idea of surveillance and dissident art intrigues her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The 41-year-old dissident put Hong Kong’s legal system and the Chinese Communist Party on the spot as few others have.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Not whether Ellison privately considers himself a conservative, a liberal or a man above ideology, nor whether Weiss thinks of herself as a dissident or a reformer.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

"I think it evidences the fact that there is an ongoing threat in respect of dissident republican activity," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The nearest thing classical music had to a genuine political dissident in the 1930s was the Hungarian modernist Bela Bartok.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Taught by L.A.-based artist and poet Kate Ingold, the workshops center on samizdat, a practice in which Soviet dissidents hand-typed literature, criticism and poetry to bypass state censorship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The cases of concern detected over the past eight months ranged from fake dating apps and hotel Wifi scams, to surveillance built to identify dissidents.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Mr. Mitchell also warns, without providing evidence of precedents, that disclosure could endanger dissidents or their families.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

While a handful of moderate dissidents are tacitly tolerated as a matter of expedience, most other heretics have been driven from the tent.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

In any case, Euergetes acted decisively, defeating the dissidents and importing vast amounts of grain to feed the people.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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