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Noun
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President Donald Trump’s threats aimed at strong-arming Moscow into ending its war in Ukraine have been badly received by some politicians and nationalists in Russia who say his tactics bode ill for a deal.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025 -
Smotrich, also an extreme right-wing nationalist, wants to make sure that the peace in Gaza is not permanent, and that Israel goes back to war after the 42-day ceasefire that is expected to see 33 hostages released.—
Mick Krever,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Across the European Union, both Germany and Austria have seen a re-popularization of anti-immigrant, right-wing political movements.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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In places like Freiburg, where a group of predominantly Syrian immigrants participated in a gang rape that became a major news story, the influx fuelled security fears and anti-immigrant sentiment.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The ceremony marked a turning point in Hollywood’s pivot toward patriotic propaganda, in concert with the Department of War.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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The bureaucratic sideshows of life-size patriotic cut-outs propped up at the doors in office corridors stand as humanoid warnings.—
Armond White,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Nativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nativist. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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