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as in theology
a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church
the Catholic Church's doctrine on the Eucharist
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To make a long story short: After a few (split) U.S. Supreme Court decisions, including a blistering dissent by none other than Justice Thurgood Marshall, U.S. law makes an exception to the Fourth Amendment for Americans’ financial records due to something called the third-party doctrine.
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Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Facial recognition and surveillance In the U.S., a long-standing legal doctrine that applies to privacy protection issues, including facial surveillance, is to protect individual autonomy against interference from the government.
—Anjana Susarla, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2025
The judges also cited a portion of a handbook of Mormon church doctrine that says a bishop should disclose information to authorities to prevent life-threatening harm or serious injury.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 30 July 2025
This change comes after the U.S. Supreme Court’s blockbuster 2024 decision overturning the Chevron doctrine, which for 50 years had often bound federal courts to defer to the executive branch for interpretation of U.S. law.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Facial recognition and surveillance In the U.S., a long-standing legal doctrine that applies to privacy protection issues, including facial surveillance, is to protect individual autonomy against interference from the government.
—Anjana Susarla, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2025
The judges also cited a portion of a handbook of Mormon church doctrine that says a bishop should disclose information to authorities to prevent life-threatening harm or serious injury.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 30 July 2025
This change comes after the U.S. Supreme Court’s blockbuster 2024 decision overturning the Chevron doctrine, which for 50 years had often bound federal courts to defer to the executive branch for interpretation of U.S. law.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrine
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The 24 books comprising the entire Hebrew Bible cover a wide range of topics in history, law, poetry, wisdom, and theology.—
Jonathan I. Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Scientists have told us that theology and science don’t belong together, and that only science has the authority to make truth claims about reality.—
Gregory J Rummo,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, art galleries brim with intricate batik—a centuries-old art where wax and dye create patterns steeped in Javanese philosophy—and eco-conscious cafés serve turmeric lattes and spicy jackfruit curry.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The investment bank's quantitative methodology also ignores intangible factors like strong brands, as well as Buffett's philosophy of durable compounding with low risk of ruin.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
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The program supports plastic-carbon footprint reporting and aligns with extended producer responsibility (EPR) principles, helping businesses prepare for regulatory shifts while promoting long-term environmental and operational resilience.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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This means the agent could, at least in principle, provide users with meaningful guidance that might facilitate the creation of dangerous biological threats.—
Brian Tse,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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It’s driven by entitlement, ideology, revenge, or the pursuit of power.—
Victor Petreca,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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As is often the case, there probably is something disingenuous behind Trump’s efforts, but there is nothing wrong with an administration defending the country against anti-American ideology.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
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The new dogma recognizes a more complex, integrated system: DNA and RNA can influence each other, RNA exerts sophisticated control over how, when, and what kinds of proteins are made and these processes together shape phenotype.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Net-zero always was a farcical, unscientific and unrealistic dogma designed to reorder societies and increase government and bureaucratic control over the economy, with ever-diminishing freedom for individuals.—
Peter Murphy,
Hartford Courant,
18 Aug. 2025
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They should be ostracized and rebuked for rejecting the American creed.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
31 July 2025
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This committee was supposed to ensure that federal agencies and contractors followed through on recruiting, hiring, and promoting workers without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Doctrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrine. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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