parochialism
noun
pa·ro·chi·al·ism
pə-ˈrō-kē-ə-ˌli-zəm 
: the quality or state of being parochial
especially
: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views)
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Made By History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
But his critics on the left, many of them of color, have long pointed out these very blind spots in his work—the parochialism of his politics and his reticence where Muslim, and particularly Palestinian, death and suffering were concerned.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Central government has done nothing to pressure the council to abandon its parochialism.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
But his critics on the left, many of them of color, have long pointed out these very blind spots in his work—the parochialism of his politics and his reticence where Muslim, and particularly Palestinian, death and suffering were concerned.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Made By History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
But his critics on the left, many of them of color, have long pointed out these very blind spots in his work—the parochialism of his politics and his reticence where Muslim, and particularly Palestinian, death and suffering were concerned.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Central government has done nothing to pressure the council to abandon its parochialism.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
But his critics on the left, many of them of color, have long pointed out these very blind spots in his work—the parochialism of his politics and his reticence where Muslim, and particularly Palestinian, death and suffering were concerned.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Parochialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parochialism. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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