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Recent Examples of nativist
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Driven by the same nativist and xenophobic ideas, the United States adopted the Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924, which ended mass immigration by introducing national-origin quotas designed to favor Northern and Western Europeans and exclude nonwhite immigrants almost entirely.
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M. Gessen,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Was this restrictive definition not akin to the nativist rhetoric coming from the right?
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Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
But Matter scoffed at the idea that the initiative has nativist undertones.
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Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Today, not only are these conditions under assault by a kleptocratic, nativist US federal government, but the clock seems also to be running out on their own internal contradictions.
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Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
At the end of the day, all Calvert and Kim are doing is pandering to the nativist base of their party in hopes of getting another two years over in the Swamp.
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Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
Eventually, that nativist turn would take America into a series of constitutional crises and to the edge of some American version of fascism.
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Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
At the latter stages of the transition, aging richer countries now require workers from overseas – but are coming up against a nativist backlash.
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John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The tension between the need for new workers and resurgent nativist politics will influence who comes, who settles and who is counted among the ancestors of future generations.
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Albert Sun,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Driven by the same nativist and xenophobic ideas, the United States adopted the Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924, which ended mass immigration by introducing national-origin quotas designed to favor Northern and Western Europeans and exclude nonwhite immigrants almost entirely.
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M. Gessen,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Was this restrictive definition not akin to the nativist rhetoric coming from the right?
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Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
But Matter scoffed at the idea that the initiative has nativist undertones.
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Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Today, not only are these conditions under assault by a kleptocratic, nativist US federal government, but the clock seems also to be running out on their own internal contradictions.
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Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
At the end of the day, all Calvert and Kim are doing is pandering to the nativist base of their party in hopes of getting another two years over in the Swamp.
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Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
Eventually, that nativist turn would take America into a series of constitutional crises and to the edge of some American version of fascism.
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Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
At the latter stages of the transition, aging richer countries now require workers from overseas – but are coming up against a nativist backlash.
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John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
This undiplomatic tirade went over well in the White House, but marked him as a belligerent nativist abroad and something of an isolationist at home.
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Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nativist
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The group traces the country’s history of xenophobic attacks back to 2008, when 62 people—including 21 South Africans, 11 Mozambicans, 5 Zimbabweans and 3 Somalis—were killed in riots targeting refugees.
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The latest tensions have revived memories of the xenophobic violence of 2008, which killed at least 62 people and displaced thousands.
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America, the world’s oldest, continuous, modern democracy, will soon celebrate its 250th birthday—mired in conflict and piloted by a belligerent and mercurial nationalist.
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In more recent years, the culture wars waged by India’s ruling Hindu nationalists have complicated the image of Tipu and his father, who some now have recast as bloodthirsty Muslim warlords rather than icons of national resistance.
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Throughout his rise to become the voice of Britain’s populist hard-right, architect of Brexit and chief anti-immigrant activist, any accusations of wrongdoing have largely glided off him.
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That distinction remains critical in South Florida, where many Venezuelans fear criminal narratives can quickly fuel broader anti-immigrant sentiment.
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There really are chauvinists out there.
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Sacco knows better than most that political chauvinists of all kinds can point to past moments of injury and humiliation to justify any current cruelty or authoritarian project—an especially powerful appeal when those historical injustices are real.
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Stewart wore hers with a chunky pearl choker, red pants, and white sandals for a patriotic look, but the top’s styling potential is endless.
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Some festivalgoers were sheltering under a museum overhang tonight, singing patriotic tunes as rain began falling.
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“Nativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nativist. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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