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militant

[mil-i-tuhnt] / ˈmɪl ɪ tənt /




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The groups are "explicitly militant" and "not secretive", he adds.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Nobody was like them — they were so militant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Islamabad residents are used to restrictions and road closures, having lived through periods of militant attacks, political protests and visits by heads of state.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

He became a regular on a training circuit where speakers received lucrative contracts from international governments and law enforcement agencies to teach about the threat of militant Islamist movements.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

The cross the preacher had told him about was bloody, not flaming; meek, not militant.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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