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extremist

[ik-stree-mist] / ɪkˈstri mɪst /
NOUN
person zealous about a belief
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He has previously dismissed the various attacks made against him by both Trump and Rogers and denied any connection to extremist groups.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Cdr Flanagan said the police investigation found Shah was being drawn into extremist material and ideologies "when he was only 13 or 14 years old".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The pilot had been barred from flying at Oman Air over concerns that he harbored extremist ideology, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

His first aviation employer, state-owned Oman Air, banned him from flying after authorities became aware of his interest in browsing extremist websites, people briefed on his background said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The pacificator, however, had to face two groups of irreconcilables, the Bishop of Toronto with his extremist following, and the secularizing party resolute to have done with any form of subsidy to religion.

From British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 by J. L. (John Lyle) Morison

“It’s not a place of extremists but people were really inflamed,” Sosnoff says, noting that some people were reluctant to speak on camera.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Two years ago, Farage vowed to root out "bad apples" among Reform's candidates, saying "bigots" and "extremists" were not welcome.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

This came even as three heroic Muslim men gave their lives in May while defending some 240 children at the Islamic Center of San Diego from anti-Muslim extremists.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Government officials have acknowledged the uptick in attacks by what they say are a small group of extremists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

In addition, more than 52 percent of the shootouts between extremists and police now involve white extremists.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler


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