counterrevolutionary

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But he brings out the idiosyncratic joys of the Mets roster—even its counterrevolutionary cliques.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The charges were similarly absurd, that he had been a member of a counterrevolutionary organization and sabotaged the collective farm’s work.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

Only a couple of weeks later, they were arrested and denounced as counterrevolutionary criminals.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2022

Seeing her, Aijun recalls the chairman’s superficially feminist dictum that “women hold up half the sky,” but tweaks its original meaning, as he will frequently do throughout the novel when faced with counterrevolutionary impulses.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2021

Celia has judged 193 cases since she was elected to the People’s Court, from petty thievery and family disputes to more serious crimes of medical malpractice, arson, and counterrevolutionary activities.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García