militant
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In early 2024, for example, he compared influential proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services with the militant group known as Islamic State.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
U.S. aid has been a lifeline for communities whose desperation can be exploited by militant recruiters.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Since late 2025, Nigeria has been under pressure from the United States, which has accused it of not doing enough to combat the Islamist militant threat.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
The groups are "explicitly militant" and "not secretive", he adds.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
When Dr. Du Bois had come to Ghana, she told me, Dr. Nkrumah had set up the aging great militant Afro-American scholar like a king, giving to Dr. Du Bois everything he could wish for.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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