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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Given the scale of the devastation wrought by the parochialism of union officials like Jordan, the fact that this tactic just isn’t working anymore is cold comfort.
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The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
But pioneering Zionist settlement in Palestine began as a secularist revolution against religious Diaspora parochialism as much as against pogroms.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Different nominee, different holdouts—same grandstanding, same parochialism.
—Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2023
Mostly the appeal is a bit of New York island parochialism, endearing and annoying at once.
—Curbed, 1 Mar. 2023
In the mid-20th century, at the behest of Ascanio, Spanish magicians like Tamariz learned English in order to study the canonical literature of the craft then emerging from North America and the United Kingdom — in its way, a small act of rebellion against the parochialism of the Franco regime.
—Shuja Haider, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2023
But being decried by smug East Coast literati, the sort of elites McCormick had famously blamed for America’s ills with a parochialism inherited by some successors, could have been seen as a plus in Tribune Tower.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
Part of the reason is parochialism.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Sep. 2020
Climate change therefore represents an opportunity for parochialism that can't be completely ignored when assessing the views of senior officials with budgetary skin in the game.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2010
The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
But pioneering Zionist settlement in Palestine began as a secularist revolution against religious Diaspora parochialism as much as against pogroms.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Different nominee, different holdouts—same grandstanding, same parochialism.
—Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2023
Mostly the appeal is a bit of New York island parochialism, endearing and annoying at once.
—Curbed, 1 Mar. 2023
In the mid-20th century, at the behest of Ascanio, Spanish magicians like Tamariz learned English in order to study the canonical literature of the craft then emerging from North America and the United Kingdom — in its way, a small act of rebellion against the parochialism of the Franco regime.
—Shuja Haider, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2023
But being decried by smug East Coast literati, the sort of elites McCormick had famously blamed for America’s ills with a parochialism inherited by some successors, could have been seen as a plus in Tribune Tower.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
Part of the reason is parochialism.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Sep. 2020
Climate change therefore represents an opportunity for parochialism that can't be completely ignored when assessing the views of senior officials with budgetary skin in the game.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2010
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“Parochialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parochialism. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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