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Recent Examples of doctrinal
This doctrinal paradigm fundamentally misunderstands Southern voters.
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Paul Goldman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
In another suit in 2018, an instructor claimed that she was fired after challenging the school’s doctrinal stance that women should not serve in ministerial roles.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Just as the Washington Consensus dictated economic orthodoxy for developing nations throughout the 1990s, a new doctrinal framework is crystallizing among the power brokers of Silicon Valley.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Repentant change and forgiveness for misconduct are not merely doctrinal concepts involving words only.
—Walt Shelton, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Paul Goldman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
In another suit in 2018, an instructor claimed that she was fired after challenging the school’s doctrinal stance that women should not serve in ministerial roles.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Just as the Washington Consensus dictated economic orthodoxy for developing nations throughout the 1990s, a new doctrinal framework is crystallizing among the power brokers of Silicon Valley.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Repentant change and forgiveness for misconduct are not merely doctrinal concepts involving words only.
—Walt Shelton, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 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 lack of competition means the greatest fear many lawmakers have is not the prospect of losing to the other party in a general election but rather being snuffed out in a primary by a more ideological and extreme challenger.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Justice Department's appeal thus functions as both legal brief and ideological statement.—
James Sample,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude were successful, acknowledged, and respected conceptual artists.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That’s when math gets harder and more conceptual.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
5 Nov. 2025
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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 9 Jan. 2026.
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