leftist

Example Sentences

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Raman is more likely than Bass to pick up the voters who chose community organizer Rae Huang, a leftist who, like Raman, is a DSA member.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Bernardo Pachas said Tuesday that "it could take anywhere from two weeks to the end of the month" to know whether conservative Keiko Fujimori or leftist Roberto Sanchez had won.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Every neighborhood that Raman won was taken by Bass during the primary in 2022, though Viola, a leftist candidate that year, also did well in these precincts compared with other parts of the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

He won elections as a congressman and then senator before becoming the top adviser to Colombia’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The animating figure was Caltech chemist Linus Pauling, a Nobel laureate known for his strong leftist views and stem-winding oratorical flair.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik