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militant

[mil-i-tuhnt] / ˈmɪl ɪ tənt /




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His superpower seems to be life-ending, militant ignorance.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Capt Traoré has previously accused smugglers of taking large quantities of gold out of Burkina Faso illegally and said some of the proceeds were helping finance militant groups.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Menachem Begin, a future Israeli prime minister, led the Irgun, a militant Jewish group in Palestine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

She was the kind of woman who would be held in contempt during the militant nineteen sixties.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

The Iran-backed Houthi militants in neighboring Yemen now pose new challenges to the crown prince’s ambitious plans to transform the country’s oil-dependent economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The militants began building up positions threatening the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb in several locations, deploying missiles and radars with help from Revolutionary Guard officers inside Yemen, people briefed on regional intelligence said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The Saudis’ escalating fight with the Iran-backed Houthi militants poses new challenges to the country’s security and plans to transform its oil-dependent economy, according to the Wall Street Journal.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Islamabad confirmed "planned and calibrated" strikes in Afghanistan, without detailing locations, which it said targeted militants.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

And I would always reply, “When you are caught between military and militants, there is no good.”

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


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