insurgent

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“Dead City has revitalized the L.A. punk scene for real. They returned it to its rightful place as an insurgent culture, and in tangible ways have de-commodified it,” De la Rocha insisted.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

To some surprise, the insurgent party's leadership backed scrapping the London to Liverpool plan, though it would have supported an underground station in Greater Manchester.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

The U.S. also stations commandos and other forces in Somalia itself, where they help elite local troops fighting al-Shabaab—an Islamist insurgent group affiliated with al Qaeda—and the Somali branch of Islamic State.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

The government says insurgent attacks in Mogadishu fell 86 percent from 2023 to mid-2025.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

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