firebrand
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Some have complained that Becerra is an unworthy, boring torchbearer for Latinos — not dynamic enough to meet a moment where many hoped for a firebrand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
She isn’t exactly a firebrand, but she is very much available; willing to take on all comers, vociferously, at seemingly any hour of the day.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
He also clashed with Khatami’s successor, firebrand Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, disapproving of his populist economic policies and aggressive provocations against the West, according to U.S. diplomatic cables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Morales, a leftist firebrand, Indigenous leader and former coca farmer, was president from 2006 to 2019.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
Here he married, built a great manor house, fathered Antiphates and Mantios, commanders both, of whom Antiphates begot Oikleies and Oikleies the firebrand Amphiaraos.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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