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extremist

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

Strang did not have terrorist links, the prosecution stated, but did have a "troubling extremist mindset".

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

“If there is extremist content, the algorithm will just feed you more and more and more,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

Another U.S. goal is to aggressively counter anti-American propaganda by Islamist extremist groups, which the administration says have been driven from strongholds in the Middle East and are “exploiting the ungoverned spaces” across Africa.

From Salon May 19, 2026

At the time when the book was written, the extremist party in England, though comprising many militant Socialists, was for practical purposes composed mainly of men who were known as extreme Radicals.

From Memoirs of Life and Literature by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)

After opting against turning it into a historical monument to avoid drawing extremists, an expert commission decided to make it a police station.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Philip Hayes, Song’s attorney, denied that the protesters were extremists.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Responding to the letter, Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis called it a "powerful riposte to the hateful extremists who have targeted the Jewish community".

From BBC May 9, 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

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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