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guerilla

[ guh-ril-uh ]

noun



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  • gue·rilla·ism noun

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He used traditional and guerilla fighting, picking his battles and strategically retreating throughout the Carolinas.

From Time

The race between Gustavo Petro, the leftist former mayor of Bogotá and an ex guerilla, and Rodolfo Hernández, a TikTok-savvy construction magnate, is the closest in recent memory, with polls pointing to a virtual tie.

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The tactic is akin to using guerilla warfare rather than having soldiers mass on the battlefield and face each other in lines.

Leftwing presidential candidates have not won in Colombia for decades, partly because of the scars inflicted on the country by conflict with leftist guerillas in the 20th century.

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MIAMI — Fidel Castro seized power in January 1959 after waging a guerilla war against then-dictator Fulgencio Batista.

Wanderlust has executed six guerilla-style adventures since launching in the fall of 2012.

So practically speaking, the Satanic Temple is less a religion than a small band of guerilla activists.

Guerilla Games' Killzone: Shadow Fall is the best-looking videogame ever released on a home console.

Rumor had it that the two were sympathetic to the guerilla groups.

The volunteers and guerilla battalions were consequently disbanded, not a day too soon for the tranquillity of the city.

He started a guerilla campaign against the obsession with the aid of the brandy bottle.

From this time the army of Don Carlos gained courage, and province after province was invaded by his guerilla chiefs.

The next service of the squadron was in repressing guerilla outrages; and they took part in the small battle of Munfordsville.

He exaggerated their military value, just as he had always exaggerated the possibilities 118 of guerilla fighting in Italy.

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