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firebrand

[fahyuhr-brand] / ˈfaɪərˌbrænd /


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Gangs started taking control of Venezuela's mines after late socialist firebrand Hugo Chavez suspended all foreign mining concessions in 2011, Boon said.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The former prime minister, who is also the firebrand leader of the Pastef party, was at the top of its list in 2024's legislative elections.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

New York University social psychologist Jonathan Haidt is no firebrand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Realizing he’d be unable to direct his fictionalized childhood remembrance, he entrusted it to his mentee Akin, the firebrand behind modern German classics such as “Head-On” and “In the Fade.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Old buddy introduced him around till he knew every firebrand among the upper-class fellas the State Department wanted him to groom for revolution.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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