gadfly
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The libertarian gadfly from Kentucky faces his toughest opponent in the president.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
That’s because in Austin, Harrison is viewed as a gadfly, with few legislative victories or allies.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025
The publication was founded in 1955 by the legendary gadfly William F. Buckley Jr. as a salon for the various right-leaning fraternities in American life: fire-eating libertarians, orthodox Catholics, conspiratorial anti-communists.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2025
You know that gadfly Lady Whistledown’s voice is none other than that of Dame Julie Andrews.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024
I had moved from the role of a gadfly within the organization to one of the powers that I had been rebelling against.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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