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dissident

[dis-i-duhnt] / ˈdɪs ɪ dənt /




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De la Espriella's combative approach has been met with defiance by dissident rebel groups.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Not whether Ellison privately considers himself a conservative, a liberal or a man above ideology, nor whether Weiss thinks of herself as a dissident or a reformer.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Prominent Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara flew to exile Saturday in the United States after serving a five-year sentence on the island, as Washington urged Havana to release more than 700 political prisoners.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

The Interior Ministry, with an estimated 140,000 state security officials and 500,000 informants, monitors and infiltrates dissident movements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

“It’s about this meg normal guy, who doesn’t think about anything until one wacky day, when he meets a dissident with a heart of gold.”

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

They argued the vast new embassy next to the Tower of London would increase the risk of a terror attack and of espionage and harassment of dissidents and protesters.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

But in the stands and chanting outside the stadium, it was not the Kiwis who were Iran's most vocal opponents - it was their own dissidents.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

But the regime still holds more than 400 dissidents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Black and Indigenous Americans, labor organizers, immigrants, queer people, political dissidents, abuse survivors, and countless others have discovered that rights celebrated in the abstract can evaporate when exercised against the wrong forces.

From Slate Jun. 4, 2026

I’ve heard the men say that there are dissidents everywhere—even among the armed forces and policemen and cabinet members—just waiting for a signal that El Jefe is out of the way.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez




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