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canon laws

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plural of canon law

as in philosophies

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In 1959, Ted Kaczynski, then a 16-year-old undergraduate at Harvard, participated in a series of psychological experiments that asked gifted young men to debate their philosophies and values with other students.

— Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Offshoots of the trend have ventured into sexist, misogynistic and racist philosophies, while Peters himself has drawn criticism for using racial slurs during his streams.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of philosophies

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All a novelist can do when representing Bush Two’s accomplices is to embody plausible ideologies in specific fictional characters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Within ideologies like effective altruism, very earnest and brilliant young minds unironically debate the purpose of putting on sunscreen if AI is only going to kill us all.

— Rumman Chowdhury, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of ideologies

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Instead, there are countless influencers, preachers, and personalities who have created niche movements with their own theologies and political alignments.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026
But theologies aside, Patmos is also downright breathtaking.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of theologies

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Jaku’s convictions are expected to be made clear through his peaceful demeanor.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Kosovo on Thursday in the biggest nationwide protest yet against recent war crimes convictions for four of its wartime rebel leaders.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of convictions

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What struck me then, and has stayed with me ever since, is that lasting leadership development requires an identity shift—one contingent on letting go of assumptions, beliefs and ways of operating.

— Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The majority concluded that Montana’s no-aid provision discriminated against people based on their beliefs.

— Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of beliefs

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During a Thursday hearing, Martínez-Olguín questioned key deal tenets, including the five-year length of the agreement and the value of the Miramax film studio, which Paramount agreed to divest should the company fall short of its film goals.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
To kneel at the altar of the market, to pray to the gods of the ultra-wealthy—these are not categorical values bestowed upon humanity, tenets beamed down to us from the cosmos.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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