far left
noun
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Barry Morphew to the far left, sits in an Alamosa County courtroom after entering a not guilty plea to charges in the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew.
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The first is the debate among Democrats between the center and the far left.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2026
The minutiae of policy may matter less in a national election, however, than the overall sense that California is too far left—and so its governor must be, too.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Their actions prove that the previous team was more concerned about booking far left political activists rather than artists willing to perform for everyone regardless of their political beliefs.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
The April charts, the first that Thoreau created, contain a column on the far left that includes what seem to be average dates for each phenomenon.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
Ullrich stresses the role of tactical mistakes and misjudgments, not least by the far left, which shortsightedly refused to compromise its beliefs and join with more moderate groups to oppose democratic backsliding.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Piastri positioned himself on the far left as the three cars approached Turn 1, with Antonelli in the middle and Leclerc outside to the right.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Ever the fighter, Cuomo refused to drop out of the mayoral race after losing the primary, electing to run as a third party candidate in the hopes of rallying support from voters who saw Mamdani as too untested and too far left to govern effectively.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The first is the debate among Democrats between the center and the far left.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2026
The minutiae of policy may matter less in a national election, however, than the overall sense that California is too far left—and so its governor must be, too.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Their actions prove that the previous team was more concerned about booking far left political activists rather than artists willing to perform for everyone regardless of their political beliefs.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
The April charts, the first that Thoreau created, contain a column on the far left that includes what seem to be average dates for each phenomenon.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
Ullrich stresses the role of tactical mistakes and misjudgments, not least by the far left, which shortsightedly refused to compromise its beliefs and join with more moderate groups to oppose democratic backsliding.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Piastri positioned himself on the far left as the three cars approached Turn 1, with Antonelli in the middle and Leclerc outside to the right.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Ever the fighter, Cuomo refused to drop out of the mayoral race after losing the primary, electing to run as a third party candidate in the hopes of rallying support from voters who saw Mamdani as too untested and too far left to govern effectively.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Far left.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20left. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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