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Recent Examples on the Web Today, Chinese readers see him as one of the earliest apostates of the church of American exceptionalism, which spurred many families to immigrate to the United States during the heyday of market reforms. — Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022 Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, who currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, is an accomplished jurist, a graduate of Harvard Law School and a believer in American exceptionalism. — Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2022 These two horrifying moments—in 1963 and 2021—forced me to shed aspects of my naïve belief in American exceptionalism. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2022 Trump’s rise largely coincided with a push and pull over American exceptionalism that has now outlasted his presidency. — Parker Richards, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2022 How does cannabis exceptionalism harm the larger drug reform movement? — Evan Nison, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2022 However, too often, young people feel pressure to manufacture exceptionalism. — Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022 Cannabis exceptionalism ultimately reverses social progress made toward ending the drug war. — Evan Nison, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2022 In a sense, Will Smith and Chris Rock find themselves, in front of a global audience, enacting dual sides of American exceptionalism. — Peniel E. Joseph, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022 See More

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“Exceptionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exceptionalism. Accessed 26 May. 2022.

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