political

Example Sentences

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It’s a news-based index that measures “the threat, realization and escalation of adverse events associated with wars, terrorism and any tensions among states and political actors that affect the peaceful course of international relations.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

“You don’t want localities or states getting into the business of designating their enemies or their political adversaries or the people they disagree with as terrorists. That’s just not a good thing,” Sinnar said.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

The SNP has selected Hannah Mary Goodlad - their only constituency candidate who doesn't have a political background of some sort.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Together they form solidarity, despite social, racial and political strains plaguing both sides of the border.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

But, I reminded myself, the Sons of Liberty hadn’t chosen this disguise to be accurate, or even to be political; they’d chosen this disguise to identify themselves as being American—not British.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin