dissident
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In one message, club leaders warned members of “an improper email blast” from a dissident group.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
But days before they were scheduled to leave for Canada, Thai authorities deported Dong to China along with another dissident who had also been given refugee status.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
In the immediate aftermath of the brutal 1989 crackdown on students who had protested in Tiananmen Square, dissident astrophysicist Fang Lizhi sought refuge in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
He is considered to be Colombia's most powerful dissident rebel leader.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
“It’s about this meg normal guy, who doesn’t think about anything until one wacky day, when he meets a dissident with a heart of gold.”
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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