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Noun
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But the Met’s desperation for conventionality — read accessibility — never quite recedes.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026 -
But its conventionality ended there.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Dahl is also remembered for his bigotry — editions of his children’s books have been edited to take out fatphobic and misogynist comments, and the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory had to be tweaked so the title character didn’t come off as a plantation owner.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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Their gigantic bigotry drowns out their smaller accomplishments.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Conventionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventionalism. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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