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Adjective
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In Israel, Druze communities, comprising less than 2% of the population, tend to be patriotic and serve in the military, as Rashed did.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025 -
Some are mindful of wartime censorship, while others are patriotic or wish to present themselves as such to the stranger calling them.—
Gerard Toal,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2025
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But McGregor faces an uphill task to get his name on the ballot as few Irish lawmakers share his vehement anti-immigrant views, and many publicly criticized him after the civil case last November.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some detractors have highlighted the prison’s history of violence and others have expressed anti-immigrant sentiments and worry that people brought to the detention center might take up permanent residence in Leavenworth.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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Also, luckily for me, Rajiv is a loyal collaborator.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Enter still more classic Snow White lore: The queen instructs her loyal Huntsman (Ansu Kabia) to take Snow White to the forest (to pick apples, naturally) and kill her.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Xenophobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/xenophobic. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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