militant
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"I'm not naïve. I know there are a lot of more militant voices from young generations," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Netanyahu has linked the assailants to Hamas, the militant group in Gaza that carried out the October 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest in Israel's history.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
His superpower seems to be life-ending, militant ignorance.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
However, the market is likely still focused on the longer-term fallout from the attacks by the Houthi militant group on the country, as the Iranian-backed group has been targeting energy infrastructure, ANZ adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Levy Pants must become more militant and authoritarian in order to survive in the jungle of modem commercialism.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
The incident evoked memories of one of the biggest jailbreaks in Tamil Nadu in 1995 when 43 suspected militants escaped from a special camp after digging a 153-foot-long tunnel beneath a historic fort.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Saudi Arabia has decided to postpone its flagship investor conference, highlighting how missile attacks on the kingdom’s airports and capital city by the Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen are threatening its economic ambitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
As the PKK process has advanced, the Kurdish militants destroyed weapons at a symbolic ceremony last year, and this month, withdrew from four key bases in northern Iraq in a move confirmed by Turkish intelligence.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
The militants began building up positions threatening the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb in several locations, deploying missiles and radars with help from Revolutionary Guard officers inside Yemen, people briefed on regional intelligence said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
What a strange world it was when a girl who wanted to go to school had to defy militants with machine guns—as well as her own family.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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