left wing
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With Martinelli and Trossard both gone, there will be more opportunity for Eberechi Eze to play from the left wing, a position he shone in at former club Crystal Palace.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Barcola, who will wear the number 29 shirt at Anfield, prefers to play on the left wing but can operate across the forward line.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Ocasio-Cortez, widely known by her initials AOC, burst onto the national political scene with an upset congressional victory in 2018 and rapidly became a leading voice of the Democratic Party's left wing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Jovic credits playing left wing in local soccer leagues from about ages 6 to 13 for her exceptional, low-to-the-ground footwork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Pelicarnassus had his left wing in a sling.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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While the 59-year-old identifies with her Social Democrat party's traditional left-wing, she has taken a pragmatic approach to its shift toward the centre.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
"The Social Democrats are losing ground," she noted, even though the late stages of the campaign were dominated by traditional left-wing issues, notably healthcare, schools and benefits.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
At the edge of the crowd, I ran into Redi Muci, a member of the Albanian parliament for the left-wing party Lëvizja Bashkë, which translates as the “Together Movement,” and the party’s leader, Arlind Qori.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Petro, the first left-wing politician to be elected president of Colombia, advocated what he called a "total peace" strategy, which prioritised negotiation over confrontation.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“I’m that rare thing, a Christian left-wing nut,” she had told Ifemelu when they first met.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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