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fundamentalist

[fuhn-duh-men-tl-ist] / ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl ɪst /


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“I’ve seen extreme ends of the spectrum, from being enrolled in a fundamentalist Christian school in a small town in Idaho to being a gay playwright living in New York City,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

But he was never a "fundamentalist" of Guardiola's ideas.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

Despite his fundamentalist beliefs, Khamenei was a nimble politician.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 1, 2026

A former member of the jihadist group told reporters in 2019 that they were originally funded by a military intelligence unit to propagate a fundamentalist ideology in Sri Lanka's multi-ethnic eastern province.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

Many of the orphans went to live in fundamentalist madrasas.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai




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