ultraleft

adjective

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  1. lefty
  2. modern
  3. contemporary
  4. advanced
  5. ultraprogressive
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  • The son of two lefty activists from a Sacramento suburb, Bonta is facing off against Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, a billionaire’s son who grew up in Woodside.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Royals took a 1-0 lead after Salvador Perez logged an RBI single off Guardians lefty starter Parker Messick.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of lefty
Adjective
  • The idea that stricter work-search requirements will lead to faster re-employment simply doesn't match the reality of modern hiring.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Even by Newcastle United’s modern standards, a lot happened over the summer.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of modern
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  • While the wider world has in recent decades fallen for the archipelago’s humble street food, there’s a rising number of contemporary chefs who are elevating the national cuisine on the global stage.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no question Andrew Scott, the 49-year-old Irish actor, has earned his position as one of the finest contemporary actors going.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of contemporary
Adjective
  • Talent flight across many ASEAN economies prevents them from developing the technocratic capacity needed for advanced technology and energy sectors.
    — Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The July hack by rogue OpenAI autonomous agents on open-source developer platform Hugging Face accelerated the shift and proved that the era of advanced AI hacks had arrived.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of advanced
Adjective
  • Republicans have struggled to coalesce around a specific critique of the plan, beyond condemning it as ultraprogressive, a charge that Democrats were happy to accept.
    — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2021
  • These trends will accelerate as more Millennials desert the deep-blue cities, swapping an ultraprogressive milieu for generally less progressive politics in the suburbs, smaller towns, and even rural areas.
    — Joel Kotkin, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
Definition of ultraprogressive
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