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fud

noun

ˈfəd

Definition of fud

as in conservative

a person with old-fashioned ideas a stagnant company that has been run by some old fuds for far too long

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Noun

Elsewhere in Semafor, Ben Smith recapped an off-site debate between conservatives about the threats created by AI.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
There's also the daunting task of keeping young conservatives engaged at a time when many of them are unhappy with party leaders.

— Elena Moore, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of conservative

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This union of fossil energy and physical resources is consummated in those regions building infrastructure for private mobility, which rapidly escalated after the Second World War.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
To get a closer look at these details, paleontologists relied on neutron imaging to see the lighter elements present in the fossils as well as X-ray imaging to look at the heavier ones.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of fossil

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After Ekwonu ruptured his patellar tendon in the playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the Panthers signed veteran tackle Rasheed Walker to a one-year deal in free agency, then drafted Freeling with the 19th pick a month later.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Sharperson, a producer and veteran actor, has more than 20 years of network television and commercial experience.

— E'Ian West, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of veteran

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America First ideologues, backed by the government in Washington, condemn Europe in pretty much the same terms that European reactionaries once used against the United States.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
But to his legions of enemies — from MAGA reactionaries to the Anti-Defamation League to mere centrist Democrats — Piker is a loudmouth extremist who’s actively harming the country.

— Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of reactionary

Noun

Running toward change to avoid going the way of the dodo is a theme throughout this issue.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Dust ruffles may have gone the way of the dodo after their heyday in the maximalist ’80s, but the absolute best bed skirts (done up in cottagecore ginghams and frothy sateens) are putting the antiquated bed dressing back on the map.

— Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026

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