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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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That, analysts say, has provided an opening for the junta to hold the vote, with generals hoping a new parliament, in which a quarter of seats will be reserved for the military, will convince some in the international community to re-engage with Myanmar after years in a post-coup wilderness.
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Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
In Argentina during the 1970s, a military junta tortured, murdered, and disappeared many thousands of their alleged enemies.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The junta in Guinea-Bissau promises a one-year transition.
—Tomi Oladipo, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025
This same method is being used to circumvent current sanctions, said sources in Myanmar who spoke to the Herald on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation from the junta.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
In Argentina during the 1970s, a military junta tortured, murdered, and disappeared many thousands of their alleged enemies.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The junta in Guinea-Bissau promises a one-year transition.
—Tomi Oladipo, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025
This same method is being used to circumvent current sanctions, said sources in Myanmar who spoke to the Herald on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation from the junta.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Following a violent clash that Saturday, group members circulated videos of Lang being dragged into a mob and struck over the head, gloating over the images as evidence that their counterprotest had been effective.—
Christina Buttons,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Bening’s dangerous mob leader’s name is Priscilla.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors charged Lemon with conspiracy to deprive rights and a FACE Act violation stemming from his involvement in an anti-ICE protest that disrupted church services in Minnesota.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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So far, Becerra’s former chief of staff Sean McCluskie and Sacramento lobbyist Greg Campbell have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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The series follows the Black Mafia Family in Detroit and is based on a true story.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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On the surface, the crime drama follows the rise and fall of the Black Mafia Family — one of the most influential crime families in the country.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Those being oligarchy and affordability.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Dec. 2025
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Domestically, Roosevelt’s progressive reforms—breaking up dozens of monopolies, modifying railroad rates, setting aside public lands for conservation—cut against the long run of industrial oligarchy enjoyed by assorted oil, timber, and coal kings in collusion with their congressional retainers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
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Manteris’s nemesis, Billy Walters, one of the winningest sports bettors of all time, belonged to a syndicate called the Computer Group, which must’ve sounded fearsomely futuristic in the eighties.—
Dan Piepenbring,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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His son, Paolo, now a district representative in Davao, was rumored to have a Triad crime syndicate tattoo on his back, and refused to remove his shirt in a Senate panel on drug smuggling.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Leticia Gamboa testified the message was relayed through David Oropeza, who like Reyna belonged to the Eastside Paramount gang.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Haitians face widespread hunger and gang violence.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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This means that the earlier assumption that there was a large clique must have been false.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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What began as a search for community and understanding turned into an experience that felt akin to the cliques and social hierarchies of high school.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
25 Jan. 2026
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