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Despite decades as a staple of baseball orthodoxy, a walk is not quite as good as a hit. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville baseball coach Dan McDonnell wants Logan Wyatt to be 'greedier' at the plate," 6 June 2019 The blossoming of digital fatwas is also an indication of the splintering of orthodoxies and the emergence of heresies. — Shoaib Daniyal, Quartz India, "Haleem or Daleem? WhatsApp university fuels debate over Ramzan delicacy," 4 June 2019 By the time Polanyi’s book was published, the Keynesian view had become orthodoxy. — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, "Is Capitalism a Threat to Democracy?," 7 May 2018 In terms of the politics, Trump has shown a fealty toward the Republic orthodoxy created by Reagan, in terms of tax cuts, conservative judges, the lip service his administration pays towards social conservatism. — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, "Political Division? That’s Nothing New," 7 Mar. 2019 Part of the journey is coming up with ideas that separate them from Democratic orthodoxy. — Michael Tackett, New York Times, "Three Younger Veterans Stake a Generational Claim on the Democratic Party," 28 May 2018 In so doing, Archbishop Nienstedt challenged the prevailing secular orthodoxy in a way Cardinal McCarrick never did. — William Mcgurn, WSJ, "Oscar Wilde’s Catholicism," 8 Oct. 2018 Conservatives challenging the liberal orthodoxy on campus were sued, maligned, and they were maligned by students and professors alike. — Fox News, "Laura Ingraham announces new segment 'Defending the First'," 10 Apr. 2018 The confidence shock to bond markets, Italian banks and the country’s business sector illustrates the constraints facing financially fragile nations in the eurozone—even if voters choose a government devoted to breaking with EU fiscal orthodoxy. — Paul Hannon, WSJ, "Italy Tries to End Budget Fight With EU as Economy Teeters on Recession," 5 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'orthodoxy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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