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extremism

[ik-stree-miz-uhm] / ɪkˈstri mɪz əm /


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Instead we decided to look at candidates who represented different kinds of modern extremism, excluding incumbents from our list.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said al-Hammami had a “drift toward extremism and terrorism” beginning in 2017 while studying in Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Commission never saw the plane diagram, the paintballing video, written evidence of Bayoumi's alleged extremism, or much of the rest of the evidence the Met Police had seized.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

As a scholar of conspiracy theories and extremism, I’ve watched QAnon seep from the margins into mainstream American politics over the past decade.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

“We will defeat the forces of extremism and militancy with the power of the people,” she declared.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai


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