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dissident

[dis-i-duhnt] / ˈdɪs ɪ dənt /




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Anne Martens, a workshop attendee as well as an artist and poet, said the idea of surveillance and dissident art intrigues her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 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

The vehicle was stopped during an operation targeting dissident republican activities on Wednesday but further details are just emerging.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Otero Alcantara is one of the most prominent figures in Cuba's new dissident movement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 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

Former chess world champion Garry Kasparov said he was one of two dissidents told to take precautions, which he had done.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Taught by L.A.-based artist and poet Kate Ingold, the workshops center on samizdat, a practice in which Soviet dissidents hand-typed literature, criticism and poetry to bypass state censorship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

While a handful of moderate dissidents are tacitly tolerated as a matter of expedience, most other heretics have been driven from the tent.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

In this dimension, Ibari Waker is an intelligence agent who, despite pangs of conscience, helps arrest pro-democracy dissidents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

As for the park itself, it was an American version of a Middle Eastern bazaar, with folk singers, storytellers, beggars, political dissidents, soapbox orators, and even the occasional snake charmer.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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