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radical

[rad-i-kuhl] / ˈræd ɪ kəl /




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Oman had scrutinized his online habits and decided he showed too much interest in radical ideology to trust as a pilot at state carrier Oman Air, where he worked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The series of radical reforms, including scaling back jury trials, were presented as the best way of turning around record backlogs which, in turn, were exacerbating the prison population crisis.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Omani authorities had barred the pilot from flying over suspicions he had adopted radical ideological views, citing people familiar with the matter.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

It’s all part of the radical ways entry-level work is changing, and disappearing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

His employer had commanded him to withdraw from the charrette, claiming that it was too radical an undertaking and would reflect badly on the company.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Yet for all his criticisms of Hayek, Skidelsky affirms that Hayek and Keynes were at one in their desire to preserve liberal civilization from the radicals of the left and right in their time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

In the 1960s and ’70s, communal radicals and intellectuals such as E.F.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

He insists that his focus is “the war inside Islam” between radicals and Western-aligned Muslim leaders.

From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026

No one would accuse them of being radicals.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

Neylan originally opposed Sproul’s version of the oath, on the curious grounds that it would simply encourage its targets—the radicals assumed to be swarming over the university—to commit perjury.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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