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[rad-i-kuhl] / ˈræd ɪ kəl /




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A radical acceptance of your fate, floating in the void, washes over you.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

But at the time, it was a radical piece of work.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

In “Centesimus Annus” in 1991, Pope St. John Paul II named the errors of “real socialism,” and then turned to the potential risks of “a radical capitalistic ideology.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In the mid-1990s, after a period of dwindling ratings and deteriorating cultural relevance, the WWF embarked on a radical brand pivot.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

For Durham’s black elite, pressing for desegregation was still too radical an idea—and one which, if implemented, would threaten their own economic well-being.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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