militaristic
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“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
The title track opens the bilingual album, launching with RM repeating the album’s title over and over again in a deep, almost militaristic cadence — before exploding into asymmetrical production ornamented by his gothic baritone.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
The penalties for violating security regulations covering information judged to be sensitive had a distinctly militaristic cast, with fines of up to $300,000 and jail terms as long as thirty years for “willful” disclosures.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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