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militant

[mil-i-tuhnt] / ˈmɪl ɪ tənt /




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Before the war he worked as a blacksmith, they said, and neither he nor anyone else in the family has a political affiliation, whether to Hamas or any other militant groups.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Bonino served as a European commissioner and a foreign minister in Italy but was best known as a militant feminist with an inexorable dedication to political and humanitarian causes.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

The militant group captured the port of Mokha and left Saudi-backed government forces in retreat, expanding its control near a chokepoint for energy exports.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Officially, its forces are deployed to help Sahel governments combat Islamist militant groups.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Mda believed the Youth League should function as an internal pressure group, a militant nationalistic wing within the ANC as a whole that would propel the organization into a new era.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Oil prices rose in early European trading Tuesday as the shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline and recent territorial gains by Houthi militants in Yemen kept concerns over Middle East crude supplies elevated.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The Saudis blamed militants in Iraq for the damage.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Iran-backed Houthi militants last week seized Perim Island and the coastal town of Dhubab after capturing Mokha, tightening their grip on the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and raising risks around Red Sea crude shipments.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Every spring, mason Mohammad Ghulam Sarwar boards a train to Indian Kashmir, seeking higher wages despite the risk of being targeted by militants in the disputed Himalayan region.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Sometimes my own little brothers—unaware of what it really meant—would pretend to be Taliban militants or army soldiers.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai




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