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as in religions
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
the credo of the ancient Egyptians involved a variety of polytheism
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as in philosophies
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group
we must abide by the simple credo that "The customer is always right"
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Alejandro and his band embrace bomba even more here, dedicating the album’s opener to the genre and leaning into its Afro-Puerto Rican origins and ties to African religions.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025 -
The region’s 700 million people speak hundreds of languages and follow different religions, and its 11 countries vary in political system, size, geography, and level of economic development.—
SUSANNAH PATTON,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
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The puck needs to be on their stick as much as possible, with the new coach’s philosophies aimed at creating more opportunities to play fast, attack in transition and generate extra possessions.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The book offers meticulously detailed how-to information from soil fertility and seed saving to Bonsall’s sustainable philosophies on life.—
Catherine Habgood
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Over the course of its wildly wonderful seven seasons, the CW series saw its cast solve murders, face off against cults, go to prison, fight bears, go back in time, and gain superpowers — and, somehow, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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The origins of that industry really are self-help cults from the '70s that use these really kind of barbaric behavioral therapy modification programs.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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This set the stage for what has come to be called The Big Sort, the self-segregation of people into neighborhoods where residents shared the same political and religious ideologies.—
Ron Barrett,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Some colleagues believe Cooper, now in charge of Brondby, is unfairly viewed as a negative coach, especially when compared to others like Vincent Kompany and Russell Martin, who stuck to their ideologies at Burnley and Southampton, yet were not able to make their teams competitive.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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To operate effectively, coalition forces need joint doctrines, training cycles, and logistics systems.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some of these nations have strategic doctrines that include launching disruptive or even destructive cyberattacks on such non-military targets in the run-up to conflict.—
Jim Richberg,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Credos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credos. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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