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extremist

[ik-stree-mist] / ɪkˈstri mɪst /
NOUN
person zealous about a belief
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STRONGEST


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Sir Stephen said there was "little doubt" the extremist messages on the attackers phones would have led to further investigation, but the devices were not reviewed.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Syria is seeking economic support to rebuild after years of brutal war that helped rise to the Islamic State extremist group and generated a major refugee crisis.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

What happens when an AI-worshipping extremist logs in one morning and discovers that the entity he believes to be God has been taken offline or overwritten—in his eyes, killed?

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

And psychologists and psychiatrists say kids, in their formative years, could easily see extremist content online and, in some cases, possibly connect with extremist groups in search of social belonging.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

He exerted great influence as a teacher, and is known as an extremist in doctrine.

From The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History by Talmage, James Edward

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

“The Department of Justice also knows that these confidential informants helped law enforcement put violent extremists in jail.”

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Klanwatch ultimately grew into “the broader-based Intelligence Project, which tracks extremists and produces the S.P.L.C.’s annual hate-group list,” Mr. Moser wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

It is a remarkable turnaround for a South Asian country long seen internationally through a security lens, as it battled armed extremists and separatists at home while being accused of supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

Adams went to his grave claiming that these laws never enjoyed his support, that their chief sponsors were Federalist extremists in the Congress, and that he had signed them grudgingly and reluctantly.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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