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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According to government estimates, left-wing extremism claimed nearly 9,000 lives across the country between 2004 and 2025.
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Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Lubrano has emerged as one of the foremost experts on anti-technology extremism.
—Daniel Boguslaw, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Still, Beirich, whose career tracking far-right extremism spans decades, said the degree to which this misogyny has spread is notable.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 27 May 2026
Such a link however is characteristic of radicalization more generally, and indeed the strange story of Helter Skelter—the official script, certainly, but not only—becomes straightforward as soon as it is read as belonging to the longer history of politico-religious extremism, or terrorism.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
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Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Lubrano has emerged as one of the foremost experts on anti-technology extremism.
—Daniel Boguslaw, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Still, Beirich, whose career tracking far-right extremism spans decades, said the degree to which this misogyny has spread is notable.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 27 May 2026
Such a link however is characteristic of radicalization more generally, and indeed the strange story of Helter Skelter—the official script, certainly, but not only—becomes straightforward as soon as it is read as belonging to the longer history of politico-religious extremism, or terrorism.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
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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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