militaristic
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The seemingly militaristic act of archery and peaceful meditation may seem diametrically opposed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
“We’re a bit skeptical that people are going to achieve their goals pursuing their militaristic policies. Things don’t seem to ever work out the way that leaders imagined.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
Its pseudo-futuristic vision is militaristic, stainless-steel fortified, masculinist, individualistic, and unforgiving.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2025
During his Nobel Peace Prize speech, Martin Luther King Jr. declared: “I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction.”
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024
Germany was seen as a militaristic threat because of its admittedly brutal actions in Belgium, its introduction of poison gas, and its use of unrestricted U-boat warfare—all magnified by Allied propaganda.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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