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extremist

[ik-stree-mist] / ɪkˈstri mɪst /
NOUN
person zealous about a belief
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Another U.S. goal is to aggressively counter anti-American propaganda by Islamist extremist groups, which the administration says have been driven from strongholds in the Middle East and are “exploiting the ungoverned spaces” across Africa.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

"Anything that creates, like an agitation, in the extremist on either side of the aisle is a frightening dynamic," Griffin said.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Some are particularly concerned about California, long a hothouse for extremist groups.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The federal indictment, which charges the nonprofit with wire fraud, false statements and conspiracy to conceal money laundering, alleges that the Montgomery, Ala.-based group paid hefty sums to “informants” supposedly operating inside extremist groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

She was in just that receptive mood to be made an extremist by their doctrines, the best of which so sensibly warn us against extremes.

From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar




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