extremist

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Heifler, who is a US citizen, has been described by police as an "extremist with no criminal record with the New York Police Department", CBS News, the BBC's US partner, reported.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"This partnership has improved intelligence sharing, operational coordination, and the overall effectiveness of Nigerian-led efforts against violent extremist organizations."

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

They had no apparent links to international terrorist networks — until Malik pledged allegiance to the leader of the extremist group Islamic State on Facebook shortly before the attack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

He said: "I think it is a very alarming sign of how youth are being increasingly drawn to some of these extremist networks."

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

He sat in the Long Parliament, and while an advocate of reform he was not an extremist.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene