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jihad

[ji-hahd] / dʒɪˈhɑd /


NOUN
holy war
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It’s not just the idea of global jihad that became unfashionable over the past decade in the greater Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026

“I have been on a jihad to streamline the review process and get things out the door faster,” Dr. Pazdur said in 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

This shift reflects HTS's "moderate jihad" strategy since 2017, emphasising pragmatism over rigid ideology.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2024

But now the bogey of "love jihad" means Hindu girls are asked to leave by a certain hour and not linger in his room.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2024

"Curries from our Pakistani brothers and sisters, Sudanese dura, and that whole corner is Malaysian. Baba says his jihad is against bland food."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Of these, almost 6,000 were from Europe, compared with around 700 between 1990 and 2010 for jihads like Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya, and Iraq combined.

From Slate ● May 24, 2019

Play wrights Sanctuary directed Dr Larry Myers of St John s University goes directly to breaking news troubespots nd engages in dramatic arts jihads!

From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2017

Federal agents complain that the Justice Department is unwilling to spend the money needed to endure a drawn-out war with Scientology or to fend off the cult's notorious jihads against individual agents.

From Time Magazine Archive




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