apostasies

plural of apostasy

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Noun
  • As the country heads toward a national election, the leader once celebrated as a healer is now viewed by critics as the main driver of these schisms.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
  • Given the schisms, some in the GOP believe only a single party-line bill may end up passing before November.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Understanding vicious cycles and logical fallacies.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • While counting the president’s fallacies has become routine, the ideological subservience of his senior-most cabinet members and advisors this term has given the public reason to second-guess statements and data issued by them or their offices.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • And by making Constanze less forgiving of Mozart’s infidelities and eventually Salieri’s confidante of sorts, Barton moves her from a supporting character to a more load-bearing point in the series’ primary triangle with her own ambitions and resentments.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 May 2026
  • She was eventually consumed by his infidelities.
    Álex Ander, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • One of the biggest misconceptions about herbicides is the idea that spraying only affects your own yard.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
  • Bulky Items One of the most common misconceptions is that the Heavy Duty and Bulky Items settings serve the same purpose.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Knowing someone — or of someone — who is gay or lesbian has long tended to dispel falsehoods and quell fears that might exist.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • The internet has turned everyone into a potential publisher, able to instantly spread facts or falsehoods to millions.
    Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • His campaign is gaining momentum at a time when many of the administration’s steadfast Christian backers—alarmed by the president’s bullying campaign against Pope Leo XIV in recent weeks, among other heresies—have been rethinking their support.
    Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Epitaxial growth of SiC on wafers requires temperatures above 2732°F and precise precursor chemistry; even small process deviations can generate micropipe defects that render devices inoperable.
    Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
  • The application calls for neighborhood development and site development permits for work within the public right of way fronting 1595 Coast Walk, including deviations to allow a new driveway and for two existing guest parking spaces to remain.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • The Nationals have made more errors than anyone else in baseball.
    Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 6 June 2026
  • She was also hurt by three early errors.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
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