dissident
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The aircraft, which were operated by the Cuban-American dissident group Brothers to the Rescue, were carrying three US citizens when they were downed, all of whom were killed.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
He likened Jin to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor and anti-Nazi dissident who left the safety of the U.S. to return to Germany in 1939, only to be arrested and executed a few years later.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“I’m not looking to be a high-profile dissident, or anything like that,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The police said they believed the attack may have been carried out by the dissident republican group known as the New IRA.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
“It’s about this meg normal guy, who doesn’t think about anything until one wacky day, when he meets a dissident with a heart of gold.”
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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