republican
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The court was played a recording of a video of Adams at a republican rally in August 1995, where he was quoted as saying "they haven't gone away, you know", in reference to the IRA.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Making a government—a good, republican government, at least—requires nothing short of a miracle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
And his desire for secular immortality didn’t mean he was pretending to have lofty republican sensibilities.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
She said he was a committed Irish republican who had "dedicated his entire life to the people of Newry and Armagh".
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
By resigning voluntarily, he was declaring that his deepest allegiances, like those of his critics, were thoroughly republican.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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