subversive
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Those who refuted their work as simple stoner comedy were missing out on some of the more subversive critiques of America during the short but pivotal post-Vietnam, pre-Reagan era.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
“Infinite choice is exhausting. People are just tired of all of it. Putting a claim down on a piece of culture is in some ways subversive and fights back against platform control,” said Saxon.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
He was an initiator of "Inked Without Regret", a 2020 declaration seen by the court as evidence of the subversive intentions of its signatories.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Just for a moment, I wanted to join the badass gang that made subversive movies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
For a long time there had been rumours—circulated, he had reason to think, by some malignant enemy—that there was something subversive and even revolutionary in the outlook of himself and his colleagues.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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