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nationalist

[nash-uh-nl-ist, nash-nuh-list] / ˈnæʃ ə nl ɪst, ˈnæʃ nə lɪst /


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Draped in Palestinian flags, the coffins were carried through streets filled with nationalist songs and chants.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Hungary's former foreign minister Peter Szijjarto, an ally of nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orban, announced his resignation as a lawmaker on Wednesday to work for Chinese electric-vehicle giant BYD, prompting conflict-of-interest accusations.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

For one thing, the two represent different sensibilities within the nationalist camp.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

His approval ratings are now underwater even among the nationalist right, including among supporters of Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party and Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration Reform UK.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

This was the first definitive film stock collection of the life of Malcolm X and it traveled extensively throughout the nation’s university circuit as well as to civil rights and Afro-American nationalist events.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

To be sure, across the British Empire, the hunger strike emerged as a shared language of democratic, anti-colonial resistance - embraced by suffragettes in Britain and nationalists in Ireland and India.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

A recurrent theme of “The Fire Agent” is the way that progress is exploited for wicked ends by militarists and nationalists.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

But Madrid's imposing Victory Arch, built in the 1950s on a busy roundabout to celebrate the victory of Franco's fascist-backed nationalists in the 1936-1939 civil war, is a standout example of the symbols that linger.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

He does not look to be an isolated internet obsessive with overt ties to white nationalists.

From Slate Jan. 22, 2026

The group consisted mainly of ex-Communists turned extreme African nationalists.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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