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a military group controlling a government after taking control of it by force
A military junta quickly seized power in the country.
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The opposition’s shadow National Unity Government, which leads resistance to the military government, accused the junta Saturday of carrying out 63 airstrikes and artillery attacks since the earthquake, resulting in the deaths of 68 civilians, including one child and 15 women.
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Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Using a fig leaf of legitimacy The latest disaster comes as the junta is again attempting to push for elections.
—Tharaphi Than, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
The junta, which has close ties to Russia and China, has made the rare step of reaching out to the international community for help after the earthquake.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
But the Karen National Union, another opposition army, accused the ruling junta of continuing to conduct air strikes in civilian areas.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
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Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Using a fig leaf of legitimacy The latest disaster comes as the junta is again attempting to push for elections.
—Tharaphi Than, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
The junta, which has close ties to Russia and China, has made the rare step of reaching out to the international community for help after the earthquake.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
But the Karen National Union, another opposition army, accused the ruling junta of continuing to conduct air strikes in civilian areas.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junta
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In a further sign that Hamas, which has been controlling the flow of food and supplies, is losing its grip, a mob broke into a warehouse in central Gaza to take flour.—
The Editors,
National Review,
29 May 2025
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El-Amin’s uncle, Dennis Hubert, was an 18-year-old Black divinity student in 1930 when a mob of seven White men lynched him on the playground of an Atlanta school.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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Another alleged the fight was a conspiracy between Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, to gain footing by leveraging the pop star's high-profile.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Bongino updated Fox News host Sean Hannity on the investigation into the Epstein file as conspiracies continue to float that he was murdered in prison.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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He’s collaborated with other dance heavyweights, including Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris and Armand van Helden.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
22 May 2025
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The film is a dead-on skewering of the high-on-their-own supply megalomania that now afflicts so many members of the techno oligarchy, who unfortunately also control the levers of the world.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
31 May 2025
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There is no ethical consumption under tech oligarchy, etc.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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Other legal concerns include the regulation of sales across state lines when each state controls its own lottery games, sales to underage players, ticket buying syndicates and other issues.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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The high-interest rate environment has encouraged many investors to flock to high-yield savings accounts and newer investment alternatives, such as real estate syndicate funds.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security said Saturday that recent ICE operations in the south state resulted in the arrest of 118 people, including five individuals the agency identified as gang members.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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Among those allegedly transported were members of the Salvadoran gang MS-13, sources familiar with the investigation said.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
6 June 2025
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The majority of them belong to the it-girl clique of Tiffany Falconer (Fina Strazza), the popular girl with a penchant for bullying Lori about her mother's reputation.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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Following in the footsteps of Brooklyn crew the Troopers and Upper West Side clique SweepersENT, the new sound is darker than the party drill wave of the last few years.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
22 May 2025
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“Junta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junta. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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