reactionary
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Notably, he also warned people "not to be drawn into the influence of reactionary elements".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Because we focus so much on the kind of retroactive or reactionary human caseload, we miss the opportunity to control the vector and to understand more about the vector,” LaDeau said.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
“This is not just some sort of reactionary NIMBY-ism or pearl clutching.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
He says his vision comes with “a decidedly new twist” because it is not reactionary and really will deliver abundance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
I knew that it was a reactionary project, but it at least showed that you were developing some political consciousness.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Deeply discount the moaning of Hollywood reactionaries and certain podcasters trying to edge themselves into the spotlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Or even from prominent reactionaries like Elon Musk and Dave Portnoy.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2024
We meet the Bollywood fan, the intense scientific genius, the band of cultural reactionaries, the Indian folklore cosplayers and so on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
After all, Freud remarked, centuries ago Jews and free-thinkers like him were personally burned at the stake; now, it seemed, anti-Semitic reactionaries could be contented with merely burning his books.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2022
The reactionaries, headed by the Jesuits, sought therefore all the more eagerly to deal severely with the Spaniard Michael Molinos.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz
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