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loyalist

[loi-uh-list] / ˈlɔɪ ə lɪst /
NOUN
supporter
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She added that "we won't need to AI it" - a reference to a TUV councillor who posted online an AI image which exaggerated the size of a loyalist rally in Portadown.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Brian Anderson, a Methodist minister with the East Belfast Mission, said the narrative that loyalist communities are losing out to those in republican areas is deeply ingrained.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 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

He issued a no-bid contract to a company that botched the renovation, according to staunch Trump loyalist Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026

“They knew the risks of coming with me when we left the Orleans. There were always safer options than crewing with an old loyalist like me.”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

We were Seattle Seahawks fans, and we could usually find a few other loyalists in blue and green to cheer with us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Baristas are often left to face the steam from chai loyalists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

If Goodles can get people who otherwise wouldn’t be eating mac and cheese, it doesn’t always have to convert loyalists from other brands, and the category could see bigger growth overall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

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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