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Recent Examples of doctrinal
What are its doctrinal objectives if not colorblindness?
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
His rigorist doctrinal chief, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger—the future Benedict XVI—had moved to restrict Gutiérrez and other liberation theologians, leading to a standoff with CELAM, which had a long history with him.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Two commissions studying the question of women in the diaconate, keeping discernment alive even without doctrinal change.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Emperor Constantine convened the First Council of Nicaea, bringing bishops from across the Roman Empire to resolve a doctrinal crisis over how to explain Jesus' relation to God.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
His rigorist doctrinal chief, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger—the future Benedict XVI—had moved to restrict Gutiérrez and other liberation theologians, leading to a standoff with CELAM, which had a long history with him.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Two commissions studying the question of women in the diaconate, keeping discernment alive even without doctrinal change.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Emperor Constantine convened the First Council of Nicaea, bringing bishops from across the Roman Empire to resolve a doctrinal crisis over how to explain Jesus' relation to God.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrinal
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Another opening-match loss in Rome and then his second loss at the Hamburg Open in Germany have turned him philosophical.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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At one time, the friends had discussed philosophical questions late into the night, letting their practical lives fall apart, a little bit.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
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The messaging from China’s Communist government may once have been dogmatic and rigid — not anymore.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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For many — especially free-spirited hippies, wooks, and the whole wide jam-band universe — the dogmatic style of traditional programs can be a turnoff, an impediment to accessing a path forward.—
David Manheim,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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In recent months, however, the company has weathered layoffs, internal turbulence and increasingly public ideological fractures on the American right — particularly around Shapiro, its biggest star by far, and his ongoing support of Israel through the war in Gaza, and now in Iran.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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The dividing line inside today’s GOP is no longer simply ideological.—
Averi Harper,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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There’s a reason math looks different today, and the changes are designed to help promote more conceptual thinking, build problem-solving skills, and understand the why behind the numbers.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
23 May 2026
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This extends not only to their immediate objectives — finding safety, love and liberation — but to the more conceptual notions of their long-standing existence in Hindu societies, where they’re shouldered with a spiritual importance than can swiftly be stripped away.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Candidates must demonstrate practical, daily AI fluency, not just theoretical knowledge, proven by automating real workflows.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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And the chaos is no longer theoretical.—
Wyles Daniel
May 19,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Leo opened his visit to Pompeii by meeting with sick and disabled people who are cared for by a charity center affiliated with the sanctuary, which Leo’s namesake, Pope Leo XIII, declared a pontifical basilica in 1901.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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That public spat has overshadowed his pontifical tour of four African countries, which ended Thursday with a Mass for thousands of people in Malabo, the former capital of Equatorial Guinea.—
Claudio Lavanga,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Doctrinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrinal. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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