rogue state
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"You can't have a rogue state with plutonium, and you can't block the Strait of Hormuz," he said.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
According to many experts, the rogue state has made up for its exclusion from the global economy by creating an alarmingly effective cyberhacking program.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025
Could a maverick billionaire or rogue state go it alone and unleash a geoengineering project, without any official approval or oversight?
From Salon • Dec. 12, 2024
Consequently, the company’s advertising sales are down 59 percent—same with overall traffic—as Twitter becomes something of an isolated rogue state.
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2023
One of the more surprising participants at the arms trade show was a delegation from North Korea, the rogue state under heavy U.S. and United Nation sanctions over its nuclear weapons programs.
From Washington Times • Jan. 23, 2023
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