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Recent Examples of doctrinal
But the decree also comes amid a rise of polyamory in Western countries, which has generated pastoral and doctrinal questions for clergy and the faithful.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
The cognitive dissonance problem Beyond the statutory and doctrinal debates, Wednesday’s argument revealed a striking tension between the administration’s courtroom position and the president’s own rhetoric.
—James Sample, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Necessary for doctrinal shifts—but needs to be grounded to avoid utopian overreach.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
This doctrinal paradigm fundamentally misunderstands Southern voters.
—Paul Goldman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
The cognitive dissonance problem Beyond the statutory and doctrinal debates, Wednesday’s argument revealed a striking tension between the administration’s courtroom position and the president’s own rhetoric.
—James Sample, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Necessary for doctrinal shifts—but needs to be grounded to avoid utopian overreach.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
This doctrinal paradigm fundamentally misunderstands Southern voters.
—Paul Goldman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrinal
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Many white-collar workers will likely face a philosophical reckoning about what AI means for their profession—one that goes beyond fears of layoffs.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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For Atlanta, the trade signals a full philosophical reset centered on developing rising talent like Jalen Johnson, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dyson Daniels, Onyeka Okongwu, and rookie Zaccharie Risacher.—
Sam Crenshaw,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Origins of a dogmatic response Shortly after the IPCC released that finding in 1995, persistent and well-organized attacks on the science began.—
Gary W. Yohe,
The Conversation,
18 Dec. 2025
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Empirical studies gained prominence, and some economists, at least, recognized the need to be less dogmatic and to be more willing to draw upon insights from other fields, such as psychology and political science.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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The Globes have historically played an outsized role in shaping Oscar momentum — particularly in years marked by ideological and aesthetic divides.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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There was no mention of Plichta's radical ideological orientation in the story.—
Asra Q. Nomani,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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His most recent works, the Polar EP and the conceptual diptych Helios Rave Draft and Superfluid, continue his exploration of sound design as emotional and physical experience.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2026
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That is a conceptual challenge, or shortcoming, that can only be overcome with both some background knowledge on the works and a bit of meandering around the Golden Triangle neighborhood.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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In solving an 80-year-old chemical mystery, the researchers have not only answered a long-standing theoretical question but also expanded the toolbox of modern chemistry.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Beat writer Lauren Williams walks us through a few theoretical trades here.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The bishops further authorized a new edition of the Roman Pontifical for pontifical Masses, expected to be completed by 2027, with Vatican approval pending for some rites, according to the Catholic News Agency.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Nov. 2025
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In its report, the pontifical commission highlights failures in the Italian church.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Doctrinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrinal. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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