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guerrilla

[guh-ril-uh] / gəˈrɪl ə /


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“They’re guerrilla, not asking for permission, just doing what they wanted to do with the help of their collective efforts,” esparza said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Castro promoted guerrilla movements throughout Latin America and leveraged his alliance with the Soviet Union to send tens of thousands of Cuban soldiers into Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Giaconda Belli, a writer and former guerrilla who left the Sandinista party in 1990 and now lives in exile, said she knows firsthand that removing an authoritarian leader is possible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

Anti-putsch protests were put down by security forces, but activists quit the cities to form pro-democracy guerrilla groups, fighting alongside ethnic minority armies which have long resisted central rule.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

There is no money- back guarantee that a cream can reduce cellulite. guerrilla.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

The trek takes Etna across a bombed-out city and into a mountain range occupied by refugees and guerrillas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The nation now openly mocks the bearded guerrillas, including Fidel Castro, and their generation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Petro tried unsuccessfully to negotiate peace with criminal groups, but experts say guerrillas used the talks to grow in strength.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Like other former guerrillas, he said he had renounced violence.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

The Japanese soldiers try to position themselves as friends, but it’s a daunting task; thousands of Filipino guerrillas are in the mountains, and nearly everyone in Manila has relatives or friends among them.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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