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  "path": "/news/the-lede/the-hungarian-election-shows-that-even-strongmen-can-lose",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T17:04:45.000Z",
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    "Viktor Orbán",
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  "textContent": "Many people in the country had trouble imagining that Viktor Orbán could be defeated. But a philosopher also warned that defeatism can abet authoritarianism.",
  "title": "The Hungarian Election Shows That Even Strongmen Can Lose"
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