Red Brigades
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of Red Brigades
Translation of Italian Brigate rosse
Example Sentences
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Italian attempts to have other former members of the Red Brigades extradited from France have failed in the courts.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024
Its narrator, Reno, sets a motorcycle speed record, hangs out in the Manhattan art world of the 1970s, and ends up in Italy, fraternizing with the Red Brigades.
From Slate • May 2, 2018
“Time On My Hands”, a novel published in 2008 by Giorgio Vasta, shadows a group of schoolboys who grow naively obsessed with the Red Brigades.
From Economist • Nov. 27, 2017
And still there’s more action to come: Did I mention the Red Brigades?
From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2017
Mr. Pepper recounted a day in the life of Pope Paul VI, traced the rise of the Italian terrorist group the Red Brigades, and detailed the restoration of Leonardo’s “The Last Supper.”
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2014
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