school of thought
noun phrase
: a way of thinking
There are two main schools of thought on that topic.
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To answer this question, Lam looks to the ancient Chinese philosopher Han Fei, an important proponent of the school of thought known as Legalism.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
There is a school of thought that Richardson just needs a change of scenery to blossom.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The other school of thought is that Martin — at 5-foot-11, 220 pounds — is going to be pushed around and that his speed is the only thing that puts him on the field.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
LLMs are the foundation for generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT, and there’s been a school of thought that incorporating the technology into traditional recommendation systems can improve them.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
And in fact, the school of thought out there, that the indictments really helped Trump secure the Republican presidential nomination.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
There is a school of thought that Richardson just needs a change of scenery to blossom.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The other school of thought is that Martin — at 5-foot-11, 220 pounds — is going to be pushed around and that his speed is the only thing that puts him on the field.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
LLMs are the foundation for generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT, and there’s been a school of thought that incorporating the technology into traditional recommendation systems can improve them.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
And in fact, the school of thought out there, that the indictments really helped Trump secure the Republican presidential nomination.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
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“School of thought.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20of%20thought. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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