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militant

[mil-i-tuhnt] / ˈmɪl ɪ tənt /




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Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House Task Force on the World Cup, indicated Artan was suspected to having ties to a Somali militant group.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Al-Shabab had morphed into a powerful, hardline militant group controlling large swathes of the country outside Mogadishu where it imposed a strict form of Islam, including restrictive dress codes and banning music.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

In addition to being a Shiite militant movement, Hezbollah is also a political party in Lebanon with seats in the country’s parliament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Lebanon's embassy in Washington had hours earlier said Hezbollah had accepted a US proposal for a "mutual cessation of attacks", though there has been no official confirmation by the militant group.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

She quickly rounded up a half dozen other militant students and within the hour, every blackboard on campus had scrawled on it: “Malcolm to speak, 12 noon, ice-cream-shop.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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