insurgent
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Oracle will be watched for signals on the artificial-intelligence build-out, while Adobe will likely be viewed through the lens of software’s resilience to insurgent AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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
Yet Raman managed to pull off a hard-fought campaign, with Pratt as an unexpectedly strong insurgent from the right — a winning streak that continued this week when she scored two key endorsements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 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
From time to time, Mammy showed her the old, crumpled newspaper clippings in it, and pamphlets that Ahmad had managed to collect from insurgent groups and resistance organizations headquartered in Pakistan.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Thanat, who is also National Intelligence Agency director, said insurgents were also testing the readiness of security forces.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
In his fiery maiden speech - addressing troops at a nearby military base - de la Espriella pledged to crush armed insurgents, rebuild Colombia and defend democracy "by reason or by force".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 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
Louis – not his real name – is an entrepreneur from Yangon, who left to join the insurgents in Karen State after the coup.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Arthur called off the hunt, judged accurately that the insurgents were demoralized, and allowed his men to sleep in comfort on their arms, with few but careful sentries.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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