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insurgent

[in-sur-juhnt] / ɪnˈsɜr dʒənt /




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They provide personal security to the president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, and battle insurgent groups, making Prigozhin and his men indispensable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Ethiopia has been manufacturing drones at two factories since last year and is now thought to have a fleet of thousands, analysts say, giving the government an edge against its multiple insurgent enemies.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

One activist has dedicated herself to extracting them from insurgent groups, and bringing them to a refuge she has made in an old house in Mae Sot, where she tries to get them work experience.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

It seemed a sure thing a few weeks ago that Abdul El-Sayed, the insurgent progressive challenger in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, was leading the race going away.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026

While Jack was on leave taking care of Sophie, Hoagland told me how Jack had been abducted in Cyprus by a red insurgent faction in sixty-four.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

Executives say operations in Mali’s gold-rich southwest largely sidestep disruptions related to insurgents, because supply chains for the mines come through Senegal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He died from a fever in 1824 in Missolonghi, in modern day Greece, after joining Greek insurgents the year prior to fight a war of independence against the Ottoman Empire.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

He was among thousands of insurgents who surrendered in late 2001 as a US-led coalition ousted the group.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

They were also motivated by the fear that their own survival might depend on getting on the right side of these insurgents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

In the next hour a few ministers and political leaders arrived, and telephone negotiations with the insurgents were begun in order to gauge the magnitude of the insurrection and to find a peaceful settlement.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende


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