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extremist

[ik-stree-mist] / ɪkˈstri mɪst /
NOUN
person zealous about a belief
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STRONGEST


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The move is designed to "hold extremist settlers accountable for the horrific levels of settler violence", the five countries said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

And psychologists and psychiatrists say kids, in their formative years, could easily see extremist content online and, in some cases, possibly connect with extremist groups in search of social belonging.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Another U.S. goal is to aggressively counter anti-American propaganda by Islamist extremist groups, which the administration says have been driven from strongholds in the Middle East and are “exploiting the ungoverned spaces” across Africa.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

"Anything that creates, like an agitation, in the extremist on either side of the aisle is a frightening dynamic," Griffin said.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

There is this condition to be made here: that Bismarck undoubtedly leaned as far in one direction as the old-line French Revolutionists did in another; Bismarck was an extremist no less than Danton, Marat, Robespierre.

From Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck by Greusel, John Hubert




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