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Recent Examples of doctrine
The conservative majority of the court applied the doctrine to strike down both the Biden administration’s environmental regulations and its student-loan forgiveness program.
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
In recent days, this doctrine has been a source of discussion in NBA circles.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
The Supreme Court found the law didn’t clearly give him the power to enact a program with such a big economic impact, a legal principle known as the major questions doctrine.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
But at least one member of the court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh has indicated that in his view at least the major questions doctrine does not apply to foreign affairs and national security.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
In recent days, this doctrine has been a source of discussion in NBA circles.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
The Supreme Court found the law didn’t clearly give him the power to enact a program with such a big economic impact, a legal principle known as the major questions doctrine.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
But at least one member of the court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh has indicated that in his view at least the major questions doctrine does not apply to foreign affairs and national security.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrine
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One of them was Bernhard Riemann, a shy young man who had originally planned to study theology — his father was a pastor — before being drawn to mathematics.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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In Latter-day Saint theology, people live as spirits in a pre-mortal world.—
NPR,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There is profit and ideology involved.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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The ideology of the groups appears to categorize anyone not subscribing to their extremist views as infidels, whether Muslims or Christians.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Barton gave the jury the impression of a man prepared to go into daily combat on numerous fronts, constantly fighting one battle after another, in service of his principles.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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To address the challenges at hand, a measured approach is needed, grounded in the basic principle of respect for human rights, as declared by the UN Human Rights Commission at Colombia’s request in July 2023.—
Gustavo Petro,
Time,
9 Nov. 2025
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Durant’s difference in opinion wasn’t surprising to Green, knowing that their basketball philosophies aren’t always aligned.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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His philosophy of the game is likely similar to that of Snitker, so there should not be many adjustments needed from the players.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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That discovery in 2006 now appears to have overturned decades of dinosaur dogma about Tyrannosaurus rex, the fearsome giant long thought to be the sole top predator stalking the late Cretaceous.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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There’s a common, but untrue, narrative that certain sets of scientific dogmas, like the Earth being stationary and the center of the Universe, could not be challenged.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Doctrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrine. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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