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insurgent

[in-sur-juhnt] / ɪnˈsɜr dʒənt /




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“I think Josh will forever be an insurgent filmmaker and I don’t think the world would be right otherwise.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Myanmar rejected the report and has consistently said its operations targeted militant or insurgent threats.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

"They are fragmented, and they have no leadership," she added of the insurgent groups.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

The U.S. also stations commandos and other forces in Somalia itself, where they help elite local troops fighting al-Shabaab—an Islamist insurgent group affiliated with al Qaeda—and the Somali branch of Islamic State.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

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




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