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canon laws

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plural of canon law

as in philosophies

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The Bills — sporting their new-look, attack-style 3-4 defense — attempted to stay as vanilla as possible while executing their core defensive philosophies.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
It's published by Sony, a company at the intersection of Western and Japanese philosophies.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026

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It's all set against a years-long backdrop of Americans' bad ratings of the economy, and appears to have many questioning the broader system – or at least eyeing solutions unconstrained by the usual ideologies.

— Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
The charities represent a cross section of ideologies and missions — left- and right-leaning, foreign and domestic, media, religious, humanitarian.

— Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026

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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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Duffy and Campos-Duffy express hesitations about her potentially attending Harvard due to their Catholic beliefs.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Such beliefs continue in the 21st century, with certain factions making unproven claims about urine’s purported antiviral actions against the COVID-19–causing coronavirus.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of beliefs

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No series better encapsulates the tenets of the white wine thriller.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Basketball and soccer players and Olympic athletes of all genders have cited low-impact workouts like Pilates, barre, and yoga as key tenets of their fitness routines.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

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