Adjective The computer has introduced radical innovations. There are some radical differences between the two proposals. The new president has made some radical changes to the company. a radical wing of extremists Noun He was a radical when he was young, but now he's much more moderate. radicals staged large, violent protests in the hopes of toppling the government

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In other words, the same businesses that promote the progressive reconstruction, radical reform, or transformation of the United States are intertwined with the revisionist great power that aims to replace the United States as global hegemon. Matthew Continetti, National Review, "The Dialectic of Woke," 12 Sep. 2020

The most timid Democrats in the world could adopt it without fear of sounding radical. Alex Pareene, The New Republic, "What If Democrats Just Promised to Make Things Work Again?," 11 Sep. 2020

Soon after taking off from Newark, New Jersey, radical Islamic terrorists seized control of United 93. James Freeman, WSJ, "Heroes in the Pennsylvania Sky," 11 Sep. 2020

As recently as the spring, this was the theory that the Trump campaign was leaning on, with an election message that began with the strength of the economy and dwelled on the threat of radical socialism within the Democratic Party. Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker, "How Trump Could Win," 11 Sep. 2020

The companies that are surviving and even thriving are the ones that have taken big swings and done disruptive things that are kind of radical. Arianne Cohen, Bloomberg.com, "Q&A: Guy Raz of How I Built This on Doing Business in a Pandemic," 31 Aug. 2020

But the action was radical by baseball standards and suggested at least a partial evolution that in some ways mirrored Robinson’s. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, "Opinion: After watershed week, MLB needs to amplify Jackie Robinson's entire legacy," 28 Aug. 2020

Lutken’s best known for embodying the radical folksinger Woody Guthrie in a show the actor helped create with the blessing of the Guthrie estate. Christopher Arnott, courant.com, "Goodspeed’s folksy outdoor concerts continue with David Lutken, who’s played Woody Guthrie and Will Rogers," 30 Aug. 2020

The radical left believes the federal government must be involved in every aspect of our lives to correct those American wrongs. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, "Full text: Pence says "the choice in this election is whether America remains America" in RNC speech," 27 Aug. 2020

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But he's moved far enough to the left that many Republicans still hammer him as a radical. Arkansas Online, "In Kenosha, Biden to test his promise to unify the nation," 3 Sep. 2020

Keith is confident about her chances to beat Mast, who has already run an ad painting her as a leftist radical. Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, "A Black, female veteran could topple the Republican incumbent in her red Florida district," 28 Aug. 2020

The Republican National Committee has spent the week trying to soften up Biden, painting him as a radical who would cut police funding and kill millions of jobs through an energy policy antagonistic to the oil and gas industry. Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, "Other than not being Trump, Biden hasn’t built mandate yet, but acceptance speech could fill in blanks," 20 Aug. 2020

That appeal was effective precisely because of Carlyle’s ability to speak also as a radical to the Tories. John D. Hagen, National Review, "The Gospel of Jean-Jacques," 20 Aug. 2020

The pose of the radical has been subverted to capitalist ends. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, "Covid-19 and Living Through a New American Revolution," 23 June 2020

All of this will make the project of defining Biden negatively more difficult, particularly if Trump tries to paint him as a radical to scare white voters. Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, "This Is How Trump Plans to Beat Biden," 21 June 2020

Federal agencies issued a joint intelligence bulletin warning of the threat from anti-government radicals and white supremacists ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, "FBI warns of 'persistent' threat from domestic extremists ahead of 25th anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing," 17 Apr. 2020

Levenson doesn’t privilege any particular point of view — various characters have different outlooks and pragmatists, traditionalists, radicals and go-along conformists all get their moment to speak out. Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, "In powerful 'If I Forget' at Victory Gardens, a family fights over Jewish identity," 17 June 2019

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