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Adjective
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Her brand at the time was something like the Obama of the antipodes: a liberal media darling, icon of the global anti-Trump resistance, transitioning smoothly from lofty oratory to easygoing relatability.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025 -
Jackson, one of the court's most liberal justices, wrote that her colleagues may be unintentionally showing preferential treatment for the Trump administration.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Boyd credited catcher Carson Kelly for recognizing the Nationals’ approach and adapted to their aggressiveness, which allowed the lefty to get early-count outs and pitch deep into the game.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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The lefty also retired 17 straight after a case of interference – a fan got in Aaron Judge’s way on a foul ball down the right field line – ended the sixth inning.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The real challenge is whether leadership is willing to preemptively invest in governance protocols before the need becomes reactionary.—
Manish Gupta,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Never mind the French Revolution, the bête noire of reactionary thinkers: Moldbug believed that the English and American Revolutions had gone too far.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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There were complaints that the adaptation by George Clooney and Grant Heslov was basically a reproduction of the 2005 film, which chronicled CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow’s heroic crusade against Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s communist witch hunts.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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In a very short period of time, Trump had decided to go back in time to roughly 100 years ago when Europe meant nothing to us other than rapacious capitalists and communists all out to get us and drag us in to their nefarious ways.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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And maybe that sentiment contributed to the election of Bill de Blasio, who did run explicitly on being the most progressive candidate in the crowded 2013 primary.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Having said that, there is scope to be more expansive with his varied passing range; around 8.5 per cent of Todibo’s passes last season were progressive — just 11 top-flight centre-backs look forward with their passes less often.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Democrats have taken to using the f-word more and are looking for leadership, once again, in an 83-year-old socialist, Bernie Sanders, joined this time by a 35-year-old socialist sidekick, in the person of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.—
The Editors,
National Review,
29 Apr. 2025
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That was demonstrated on the night before Newsom’s announcement when Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — two East Coast democratic socialists — attracted nearly 30,000 people at an anti-Trump rally in a Republican congressional district near Sacramento.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Across the board, the demands have been cheered by conservative figures and organizations who see elite US institutions of higher learning as home to radical ideas and anti-Jewish bias and thus easy and deserving targets.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Wilders’ decision comes days after conservative Karol Nawrocki was announced the winner of Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election, a victory that suggests that Poland will likely take a more populist and nationalist path under its new president, who was backed by President Trump.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
Noun
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The brand-new Palm House Hotel, located a block from the beach on Royal Palm Way—a stretch with no other hotels—has a totally fresh and modern feel and is drenched in a rosy-salmon shade of pink from the exterior to the pool deck to guestroom carpets and headboards.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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Just as things are heating up, Miami’s sea of pink will slowly recede — at least for now.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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“Leftist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftist. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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