dissident
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In the immediate aftermath of the brutal 1989 crackdown on students who had protested in Tiananmen Square, dissident astrophysicist Fang Lizhi sought refuge in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Police previously said they believed the attack may have been carried out by the dissident republican group known as the New IRA.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
He says that even if the AG were ordered to keep the First Choice donor information private, a government demand to turn it over is “enough to discourage groups from expressing dissident views.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The term "dissident republicans" describes a range of individuals who do not accept the Good Friday Agreement.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The nearest thing classical music had to a genuine political dissident in the 1930s was the Hungarian modernist Bela Bartok.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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