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Noun
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Restrictive nationalists, the largest group in the sample, showed only moderate levels of national pride.—
Laura Clawson,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Feb. 2025 -
Modi, a nationalist, continued his personal trend of heaping praise on Trump.—
Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Barely a few days into his second term, President Trump has already sought to implement what has been deemed to be a harmful, racist, anti-immigrant agenda with executive actions that fly in the face of human rights and duplicate prior policies that resulted in immense violence and harm.—
Amy Fischer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Immigration policy is a prime example of this struggle: Long before Harris became their nominee, the party was debating just how much to adjust to both Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign promises and to the American public’s general shift away from openness to immigration.—
Christian Paz,
Vox,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Thousands cheered, and a band played patriotic music when Air Force One flew over the famed track, a flyover that was simultaneously shown on big screens.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Huawei’s transformation, coupled with strong patriotic sentiment among some Chinese people, has powered its rise.—
John Liu,
CNN,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Nativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nativist. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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