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[fahyuhr-brand] / ˈfaɪərˌbrænd /


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He will vote Reform, believing firebrand leader Nigel Farage is a straight-talker.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Even Wall Street Journal editor-at-large Gerard Baker, hardly a left-wing firebrand, quipped that the address was so full of fictions he was beginning to doubt whether the USA men’s hockey team actually won gold.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

The feminist firebrand, born Sara Payson Willis, overcame personal tragedies and societal expectations to advocate for women’s financial independence and equality in the 1800s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Recruiting firebrand poet Ezra Pound as her European talent scout, Anderson began publishing works by T.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Although I had the reputation of being a firebrand, I always felt that the organization should never promise to do more than it was able, for the people would then lose confidence in it.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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