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dissidents

Cultural  
  1. Persons who refuse to conform to prevailing political and social values.


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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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