insurgent
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But opposition from the state government and members of the city council apparently led the insurgent former state legislator to pursue other measures to help plug New York's budget deficit that reached around $12 billion.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
On 20 October 2012, Roberts-Smith – by then a patrol commander – was sent into Syachow village to look for an insurgent dubbed "Objective Pine".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
In both elections, he won the votes of more than 2 million Californians, who were also a major source of the small-dollar donations that fueled his insurgent campaigns.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The area is heavily policed by Thai security forces -- the usual targets of insurgent attacks.
From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026
While Jack was on leave taking care of Sophie, Hoagland told me how Jack had been abducted in Cyprus by a red insurgent faction in sixty-four.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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