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Adjective
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American society—grotesquely unequal and divided, helpless before its demagogic and oligarchic manipulators—is no longer a stranger to the dark ambiguities of lopsided economic progress.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026 -
But at least some of Abraham’s criticism is demagogic, starting with blasting Foster for taking seriously the warnings of city lawyers about the legal risks created by abrupt changes in how the city evaluated housing projects that had won initial approval.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Zenger was arrested and accused of seditious libel or content that challenged the authority of the state.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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Advertisement Last month, the DOJ asked a federal appeals court to vacate those seditious conspiracy convictions, a request that was granted Thursday.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
26 May 2026
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“Rabble-rousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabble-rousing. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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