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extremist

[ik-stree-mist] / ɪkˈstri mɪst /
NOUN
person zealous about a belief
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STRONGEST


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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

The social cohesion plan, which will be published on Monday, also includes measures aimed at promoting integration and tackling "extremist influence" in institutions, such as charities and universities.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

The film traces how suspicion fell in particular on several members of the Jewish Defense League, a group founded by extremist rabbi Meir Kahane before his own assassination in 1990.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

That vacuum is where other extremist groups thrive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

At the time when the book was written, the extremist party in England, though comprising many militant Socialists, was for practical purposes composed mainly of men who were known as extreme Radicals.

From Memoirs of Life and Literature by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)




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