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Recent Examples of populist
But the disheveled populist quickly qualified his statement, as the crowd grew quiet again.
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Liz Goodwin The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2026
In 2021, Manzo was elected to Congress with Morena, a political party founded by then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, another populist who had campaigned against corruption.
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Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
In Ohio, former Senator Sherrod Brown, who has a long record as a populist, easily won his primary.
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Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Representing Brahms at his most populist, his 21 Hungarian Dances were composed for piano four-hands and subsequently arranged by Brahms and others for solo piano and orchestra.
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Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Liz Goodwin The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2026
In 2021, Manzo was elected to Congress with Morena, a political party founded by then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, another populist who had campaigned against corruption.
—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
In Ohio, former Senator Sherrod Brown, who has a long record as a populist, easily won his primary.
—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Representing Brahms at his most populist, his 21 Hungarian Dances were composed for piano four-hands and subsequently arranged by Brahms and others for solo piano and orchestra.
—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for populist
socialist
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Lander, a former New York City comptroller who does not identify as a democratic socialist, was the first to pick up a win Tuesday.
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There are progressive candidates running in various elections in New York on Tuesday, with three of them earning endorsements from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who describes himself as a democratic socialist.
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