extremism
noun
ex·trem·ism
ik-ˈstrē-ˌmi-zəm 
1
: the quality or state of being extreme
2
: advocacy of extreme measures or views : radicalism
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In Somalia, the Kenyan military, a key ally of the United States in the fight against Islamist extremism, has been accused of facilitating and profiting from illicit exports of charcoal and sugar.
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Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
And Last month saw the arrest and imprisonment of former army officer Igor Girkin on charges of inciting extremism.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2023
Whether the Taliban will once again allow Afghanistan to become an incubator for extremism is still an open question.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2023
Taylor Wilson: Will Carless covers extremism and emerging issues for USA TODAY.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
Their authors tend to see American extremism as a more specific set of political patterns.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department is investigating the shooting as a hate crime and an act of racially motivated violent extremism.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 27 Aug. 2023
On a sweltering August day much like the one in 1963, marchers came from distant cities to the site where King stood to assert that his crusade was being assailed, that court rulings, legislation and political extremism have undone or stymied the racial and social progress of the last half-century.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
Nearly two-thirds (65%) of respondents to the ADL survey said game companies should be doing more to support those targeted by hate and extremism.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
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Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
And Last month saw the arrest and imprisonment of former army officer Igor Girkin on charges of inciting extremism.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2023
Whether the Taliban will once again allow Afghanistan to become an incubator for extremism is still an open question.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2023
Taylor Wilson: Will Carless covers extremism and emerging issues for USA TODAY.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
Their authors tend to see American extremism as a more specific set of political patterns.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department is investigating the shooting as a hate crime and an act of racially motivated violent extremism.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 27 Aug. 2023
On a sweltering August day much like the one in 1963, marchers came from distant cities to the site where King stood to assert that his crusade was being assailed, that court rulings, legislation and political extremism have undone or stymied the racial and social progress of the last half-century.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
Nearly two-thirds (65%) of respondents to the ADL survey said game companies should be doing more to support those targeted by hate and extremism.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
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1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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extremism
noun
ex·trem·ism
ik-ˈstrē-ˌmiz-əm
1
: the quality or state of being extreme
2
: belief in and support for extreme ideas especially in politics
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