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Noun
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On the battlefield, the nobles’ cavalry and superior artillery brutally cut down the rebels.—
Michael Bruening,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025 -
The rebels on Friday also claimed to have seized a second airport in the region, in the town of Kavumu outside Bukavu.—
JUSTIN KABUMBA,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Kuromi, who may seem like a troublemaker, is actually quite feminine and has ranked in the Top 3 in the 2024 Sanrio character ranking.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2025
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These people are always looking for new and more efficient ways to do things, so may be seen as troublemakers in conventional organizations.—
Martin Zwilling,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In recent years, the PKK has been limited to isolated attacks inside Turkey as the Turkish military, backed by armed drones, has pushed PKK insurgents increasingly across the mountainous border into Iraq.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Elected by surprise in 2018, Ocasio-Cortez was a progressive insurgent, a democratic socialist, a frequent critic of her own party, and a social media sensation.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Like other concert promoters and talent buyers, Slusher does a lot of research before booking a band or solo artist.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Jamaican promoters Sunnation have perfected the art of the high-end breakfast party in both Trinidad and Jamaica, with their Jamaica fete ensconced as the place to see-and-be-seen at Jamaica Carnival each April.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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And many revolutionists think that new equipment has changed the patterns of advance and retreat in Ukraine relative to historical experience.—
Stephen Biddle,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Aug. 2023
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As the head of China’s Nationalist government, Chiang and his party were trying to establish control in a nation divided among revolutionists, nationalists, Indigenous warlords, and a developing communist army and government.—
Susan Tate Ankeny,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Apr. 2024
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“Provoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provoker. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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