populist
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Mr. Lucas’s brand of populist revolt—which mixes high and low art in an effort to elevate the latter to the realm of the former—isn’t new.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Hobson added that her focus has been on hammering home the museum’s populist themes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The court rejected requests for Mladic's release on health grounds, a move the populist leader labelled "unprecedented and unjustifiable behaviour".
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Shortsighted or populist reactions to underlying business challenges are not the answer," Ashley said in the letter.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Some, like Erich Korngold, leapt enthusiastically into this new, populist role with skill and seriousness, widening the scope and capability of the film orchestra in the process.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Macron, who attended the country’s top schools, “has become the embodiment of everything populists hate,” said Olivier Costa, a research professor at the Paris-based Sciences Po university and France’s National Center for Scientific Research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Both men ran as populists, promising to challenge the establishment and deliver economic revival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
These shamanistic masks have long been a mainstay of populists.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2025
In the first round, Torres’ competition came mostly from other conservative populists.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2023
Thus we see the growth of labour organisations, and the spread of populists and socialists, who demand new rights and a greater share in the products of labour.
From Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy by David Grayson
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