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Symbionese Liberation Army

American  

noun

  1. a group of urban guerrillas, active in the early 1970s in the U.S.


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Patty Hearst had been kidnapped by, and seemingly joined, the Symbionese Liberation Army.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2024

“Some people” turned out to be a half-dozen or so members of the SLA, the grandiosely named Symbionese Liberation Army.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

As a member of a wealthy and powerful family, Hearst was kidnapped to bring attention to the Symbionese Liberation Army, according to the FBI.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024

In 1974, the family of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst hired him to help investigate members of the Symbionese Liberation Army, the ragtag band of young revolutionaries that had kidnapped her.

From Fox News • Feb. 1, 2021

It could be an ex member of the Weather Underground or maybe an elderly ex member of the Symbionese Liberation Army.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2018

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