populist
Example Sentences
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With lavish parties, expensive food and top artists and musicians, Coachella 2014 is outsized but still hangs on to some of its populist vibe.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Three populist parties are also in the running and opinion polls see them garnering around 19 percent of the vote.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
As president the populist Mr. Uribe talked about his vision for a “communitarian state.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
It was a major cultural change for someone who had come up on the British populist right, as the restaurant attracted patrons interested in blockchain and not just in Brexit.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
The bond market, because it consisted mainly of big institutional investors, experienced no similarly populist political pressure.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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