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extremist

[ik-stree-mist] / ɪkˈstri mɪst /
NOUN
person zealous about a belief
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Separately, Boris Nadezhdin has been convicted of "displaying extremist symbols", a ruling that bars him from collecting signatures for parliamentary elections in September.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

He cut ties with the extremist group more than a decade ago and has long sought to position himself as a mainstream political leader.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The court -- which on Monday published limited information confirming the case -- did not give details about what the "extremist" symbols were or his sentence.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

“If there is extremist content, the algorithm will just feed you more and more and more,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

Earnest, enthusiastic, loyal, there was yet about him a big and healthy sanity, a sweet reasonableness, and--what the extremist always lacks--an engaging tact.

From One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion by Alexander, Arch.

On Thursday, his name appeared on Russia's online register of "terrorists and extremists" -- a blacklist maintained by Russia's Rosfinmonitoring financial watchdog.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Austria will formally open a new police station on Wednesday in Adolf Hitler's former house, in the hope of deterring today's ascendant far-right extremists from making the pilgrimage to the Nazi dictator's birthplace.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Right-wing extremists remain the greatest threat to German democracy and their number increased significantly to 58,700 last year, the country's domestic intelligence service says.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

“The Department of Justice also knows that these confidential informants helped law enforcement put violent extremists in jail.”

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Adams went to his grave claiming that these laws never enjoyed his support, that their chief sponsors were Federalist extremists in the Congress, and that he had signed them grudgingly and reluctantly.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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