left-wingers

noun

plural of left-winger
as in liberals

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  1. progressives
  2. radicals
Noun
  • Steyer’s wealth and past investments were a dealbreaker for some progressives, according to Irene Kao, executive director of Courage California, a progressive group that endorsed Steyer.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
  • Until Elon Musk purchased Twitter (now X), the company’s policies — or at least how those policies were enforced — tilted reliably in favor of progressives and progressive ideology.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
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  • The crackdown prompted alarm among radicals as signs increasingly showed the government treating political violence as a product of organized networks, not just individual defendants.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The light generates highly reactive chlorine radicals that activate carbon atoms along the polymer chains without destroying them.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
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