- plural of dissident.
dissidents
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Taught by L.A.-based artist and poet Kate Ingold, the workshops center on samizdat, a practice in which Soviet dissidents hand-typed literature, criticism and poetry to bypass state censorship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Mr. Mitchell also warns, without providing evidence of precedents, that disclosure could endanger dissidents or their families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
While a handful of moderate dissidents are tacitly tolerated as a matter of expedience, most other heretics have been driven from the tent.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
They argued the vast new embassy next to the Tower of London would increase the risk of a terror attack and of espionage and harassment of dissidents and protesters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Though a few dissidents still thought he was a laughing talking-machine, he nonetheless saw problems through to the finish line.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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