nationalists

plural of nationalist
as in patriots
one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country a staunch nationalist who favored any policy that would give the country more power in the international arena

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Recent Examples of nationalists But Hisahito’s birth quickly changed the tide and nationalists turned against the proposal. Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025 The nationalists and communists fell into an uneasy truce with the creation of the second united front in 1937. Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025 After the partitions and wars of the mid-20th century in their respective countries, Irish nationalists in Northern Ireland and Palestinians in Israel (or just outside) were marginalized. Philip Metres august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025 He’s held by many Ukrainians, particularly nationalists and those in the western part of the country, as a hero and national icon of liberation. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025 And a summit in the US state of Alaska, of all places, is red meat to resurgent Russian nationalists who still bluster about the territory being rightfully theirs. Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025 Advertisement The calls from Russian nationalists echo some of Putin’s efforts to take control of Ukraine. Solcyré Burga, Time, 14 Aug. 2025 There was no immediate comment from Balochistan nationalists and separatist groups. Munir Ahmed The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025 The revolution was preceded by years of organized opposition to the shah, waged not just by Islamists but by Marxists, nationalists, and liberals. Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
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  • Boston is the city where patriots rebelled against the English Crown and began the American Revolution.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
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  • Trump has aggressively pressured the Fed to lower interest rates and wants to fill the board with loyalists; his Justice Department is investigating a Fed governor who sued Trump for firing her.
    Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Scientists are leaving in droves and being replaced by political loyalists.
    Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025

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