insurgent
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At times Lahn almost sounded like Sand, including when he was asked about the tension of running as an insurgent from the incumbent party.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
They provide personal security to the president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, and battle insurgent groups, making Prigozhin and his men indispensable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Ethiopia has been manufacturing drones at two factories since last year and is now thought to have a fleet of thousands, analysts say, giving the government an edge against its multiple insurgent enemies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Yet Raman managed to pull off a hard-fought campaign, with Pratt as an unexpectedly strong insurgent from the right — a winning streak that continued this week when she scored two key endorsements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
From time to time, Mammy showed her the old, crumpled newspaper clippings in it, and pamphlets that Ahmad had managed to collect from insurgent groups and resistance organizations headquartered in Pakistan.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Executives say operations in Mali’s gold-rich southwest largely sidestep disruptions related to insurgents, because supply chains for the mines come through Senegal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Only the federal army has military drones in the country of 130 million people, and they have been deployed repeatedly against insurgents operating in several regions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Thanat, who is also National Intelligence Agency director, said insurgents were also testing the readiness of security forces.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
In his fiery maiden speech - addressing troops at a nearby military base - de la Espriella pledged to crush armed insurgents, rebuild Colombia and defend democracy "by reason or by force".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Arthur called off the hunt, judged accurately that the insurgents were demoralized, and allowed his men to sleep in comfort on their arms, with few but careful sentries.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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