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a military group controlling a government after taking control of it by force
A military junta quickly seized power in the country.
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Meanwhile, Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared a state of emergency in six regions -- Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, northeastern Shan State, Nay Pyi Taw and Bago – after the earthquake struck the country, followed by a series of aftershocks.
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
The bloc’s decision to bar junta representation at key meetings stayed in place but produced little change.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Dinges has written widely on Washington’s complicity in the murderous activities of South American military juntas in the 1970s.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Rescuers from China – a major ally and arms supplier of the junta – arrived in Yangon hours after the quake struck.
—Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
The bloc’s decision to bar junta representation at key meetings stayed in place but produced little change.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Dinges has written widely on Washington’s complicity in the murderous activities of South American military juntas in the 1970s.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Rescuers from China – a major ally and arms supplier of the junta – arrived in Yangon hours after the quake struck.
—Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junta
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However, in 1921, white mobs, aided by local officials, set fire to the district, resulting in the deaths of hundreds and the displacement of thousands.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Small, hairy hominids emerge — but the twist is that Superman must protect these Mole Men from the prairie mob who want to shoot the outsiders on sight.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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Worse, she’s being painted as a de facto Deep State operative in an administration obsessed with Deep State conspiracies lurking under every desk.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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One co-conspirator was charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy for attempting to conceal and destroy evidence and faces up to 10 years in prison, The Center Square reported.—
Bethany Blankley,
The Washington Examiner,
11 July 2025
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Snuffy is the nickname of Manuel Quintero, alleged by Los Angeles County prosecutors to be a member of the Mexican Mafia, a group of about 140 men who rule over Southern California’s Latino street gangs.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Cockney con man Michael Caine, recently released from the clink, puts together a truly ludicrous heist to steal $4 million in Mafia gold bullion from the middle of Turin using Mini Coopers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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More than 100 protesters — some local, many from elsewhere on Long Island — rallied for two hours against ice, oligarchy, and U.S. support for Israel.—
Stephanie Krikorian,
Curbed,
23 June 2025
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The Haves and Have-Yachts by Evan Osnos (Scribner: $30) A collection of essays exploring American oligarchy and the culture of excess. … Paperback fiction 1.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Thailand earlier this year implemented measures to crack down on online scam operations in neighboring Myanmar, severing electricity, internet and gas supplies to border towns where the syndicates were based.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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Struggling Gatekeepers: In the face of some $44 billion a year in pig-butchering scams conducted by Asian crime syndicates, U.S. banks have failed to prevent mass scale money laundering.—
Cezary Podkul,
ProPublica,
25 June 2025
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In the ’90s, the Clinton administration began deporting Salvadoran immigrants convicted of crimes in the U.S. back to their homeland, a move that helped propel the rise of powerful gangs in a country that was institutionally weak after years of war.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
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Martinez Estrella remained convicted of second-degree murder, conspiracy and gang assault.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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So, a graph is perfect if its chromatic number equals to the largest size of a clique in it.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 June 2025
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But Iran is not governed by a single man or clique that can be decapitated.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
19 June 2025
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“Junta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junta. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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