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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 -
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
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
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Electoral authorities loyal to the ruling party declared Maduro the winner of the July election hours after polls closed without providing detailed vote counts, unlike in previous elections.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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So, when the idea began cropping up that the team should try and bring the beloved Sunday Sitdown interview to their loyal fanbase, Geist was excited.—
Alex Ross,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Xenophobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/xenophobic. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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