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extremist

[ik-stree-mist] / ɪkˈstri mɪst /
NOUN
person zealous about a belief
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Not that extremist positions should be off limits, but they ought to be more rigorously addressed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

A convicted German transgender right-wing extremist, who has been on the run for months, has been arrested in the Czech Republic.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Many German institutions had just started relaxing travel restrictions to Iraq after a succession of conflicts, including the 2003 US-led invasion and the extremist Islamic State group.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Court filings say weapons were recovered and extremist material seized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

According to Laplace “the decrease of the mean heat of the earth during a period of 2000 years has not, taking the extremist limits, diminished as much as 1⁄300th of a degree Fahrenheit.”

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard




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