nationalism
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In power, he melded politics with nationalism, and used the 1,000-year anniversary of the Hungarian state to stir national pride by sending the historical Hungarian crown across the country to small towns and villages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
“What is nationalism? Is it a political idea? Or is it a house, a land, a memory of a place?” he asked.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Baseball is fleeting, a bit of good-hearted nationalism doubly so.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
The regime apparently believed that its only chance at survival was to play the victim at home; bombings would generate nationalism and suppress political dissent.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
Their thinking was already reflecting a high degree of nascent Negro nationalism.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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