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But in a region being fought over by a patchwork of anti-junta rebel groups, the military and pro-military militia – and given the widespread distrust of the Rohingya – information on where exactly his family are, or what will become of them, has not been forthcoming.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025 -
By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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That shouldn’t be a problem, as Taylor would never be mistaken for a troublemaker.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
12 Sep. 2025
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Across China, tens of thousands of people tagged as troublemakers like the Yangs are trapped in a digital cage, barred from leaving their province and sometimes even their homes by the world’s largest digital surveillance apparatus.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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This new generation of outlets has also begun to shape the political conversation on the left, helping boost insurgent challengers to the Democratic establishment.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Perfect for pondering what’s more human than human or planning insurgent actions against a cruel imperial apparatus.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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Burns said Huntington Beach is not the only city where vigils and community gatherings have been co-opted by extremists.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Still, a recent study by the libertarian Cato Institute found more politically motivated killings in the United States come from right-leaning extremists.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
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For starters, radio promoters and DJs did start playing female artists back to back, and Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah, and Jill Scott went on to found the R&B and hip-hop touring festival Sugar Water, which ran from 2005 to 2006.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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It was left to Keys to try to corral the insurrectionists, who were day-drinking in the lobby.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Kinzinger goes on to say that when the insurrectionist is one of their own, the rules are different.—
Tom Jurkowsky,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
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The hype cycle has careened straight into doomsday-prepper territory where the voices are loud, alarmist, and largely missing the plot.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In response, concerned scientists quickly tried to counter these alarmist takes, directing people’s attention to the caveats, the uncertainties, the limitations.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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In a country shackled and scarred by race, religion, gender, and class, much of that rationalized and reified by mainline American churches, the Disciples were genial revolutionists offering inclusion, education, and empowerment for those at the margins.—
Richard D. Mahoney,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2025
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As the head of China’s Nationalist government, Chiang and his party were trying to establish control in a nation divided among revolutionists, nationalists, Indigenous warlords, and a developing communist army and government.—
Susan Tate Ankeny,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Apr. 2024
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“Provoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provoker. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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