loyalist
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“I have been a loyalist ever since,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
He was seen as a loyalist, especially after China's state-run banks helped rescue his family business during a global slump in the mid-1980s.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
It happened in north Belfast when loyalist protesters tried to block the route taken by Holy Cross school pupils and their parents, who were from a Catholic background, on their walk to class.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
After the elections, Min Aung Hlaing -- who led the coup as armed forces chief -- took over as civilian president, handing the office of military leader to staunch loyalist Ye Win Oo.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Daoud’s loyalist forces were all but defeated, Abdul Qader said in a reassuring tone.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
But some Harley loyalists say the national mood isn’t conducive to big-ticket spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
A parallel panic is also engulfing the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his loyalists are scrambling to contain a massive internal leak.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Despite the chaos, some die-hard loyalists remain optimistic.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Aquatics Center loyalists, however, wonder how they will cope with the loss of their pools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
There thousands of California fans dressed in blue and gold mingled on the span with hundreds of Washington loyalists in purple and gold, everyone jostling to get a good view of the water.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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