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Noun
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Romania Romanian nationalists suffered a brutal defeat after Budapest Mayor Nicusor Dan clinched the presidency despite initial expectations for a right-wing cakewalk.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025 -
His father was an Arab nationalist, an ideology at odds with Sharaa's political Islam.—
Tom Perry,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Whatever people like White House aide Stephen Miller — the anti-immigrant zealot — may think, these relationships are symbiotic.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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This is bad politics — caving to anti-immigrant prejudice only encourages more prejudice.—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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There will be speakers, a wreath presentation, dove release, torpedo display, patriotic music and more.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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The Santa Fe Christian School Band will perform patriotic songs and doves will be released.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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“Nativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nativist. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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