subversive
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Subversive jokes about the Nazi regime gave “decent Germans a fleeting sense of dignity, of feeling that they were resisting.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Subversive tailoring, textured fabrics and a bold silhouette immediately made it clear Thomas worked in fashion, but in what capacity?
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
I have never read a writer who could turn the lemons of sleep deprivation into the lemonade of creative inspiration quite like Annabel Abbs-Streets does in "Sleepless: Unleasing the Subversive Power of the Night Self."
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2024
Subversive and brilliant as it was, the decision to reveal his sexuality was made on the spur of the moment.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2021
"Subversive" is, in essence, a negative term—it means simply "against the existent system."
From Subversive by Schoenherr, John
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