extremism
noun
ex·trem·ism
ik-ˈstrē-ˌmi-zəm 
1
: the quality or state of being extreme
2
: advocacy of extreme measures or views : radicalism
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One America, with coastal elites in places like New York City and Los Angeles, who continue to steamroll towards full-on Marxism, and another with ordinary, hard-working Americans across the country, like here in the great state of Alaska, who don’t embrace this extremism.
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Mike Dunleavy, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Many of those dismissed worked on issues including countering violent extremism, helping Afghans who fled after the Taliban takeover, educational exchanges, and programs supporting women's rights, refugees, and climate change.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Canadian police official warns 'traditional values' may signal growing extremism.
—FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
These heinous murders are a reflection of the extremism and political violence that have been fomented in our country.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 14 June 2025
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Mike Dunleavy, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Many of those dismissed worked on issues including countering violent extremism, helping Afghans who fled after the Taliban takeover, educational exchanges, and programs supporting women's rights, refugees, and climate change.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Canadian police official warns 'traditional values' may signal growing extremism.
—FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
These heinous murders are a reflection of the extremism and political violence that have been fomented in our country.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 14 June 2025
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extremism
noun
ex·trem·ism
ik-ˈstrē-ˌmiz-əm
1
: the quality or state of being extreme
2
: belief in and support for extreme ideas especially in politics
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