as in bigotry
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
liked the peace and quiet of small-town life but chafed at its social and religious illiberality
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Noun
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Skinner toes a gossamer line of attempting to understand the root of Roger’s pain, but stops short of rubber-stamping his bigotry and entitlement.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 June 2025 -
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, Chilean writer-director Diego Céspedes’ AIDS bigotry drama and feature debut, spotlighted by THR as a festival gem, has claimed the top prize in the Cannes Film Festival’s 2025 Un Certain Regard competition.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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Unlike the India of the Cold War, which remained robustly liberal even when underperforming economically, India today, despite being more economically successful, has been markedly tainted by illiberalism and authoritarianism.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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Hazony’s main project, the National Conservatism conference, has served as a hub connecting various different strands of illiberalism to each other and to power.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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People with lactose intolerance and other food allergies are more likely to report having nightmares, and participants linked sweets and cheese to poor sleep quality.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
8 July 2025
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To arrive at this conclusion, researchers surveyed over 1,000 college students about their sleep quality and eating habits, and found that students with lactose intolerance were more likely to have nightmares.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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For example, a person with strong justice, accountability, courage, drive, and integrity will need strength in dimensions such as temperance, humility, and humanity to exercise the necessary judgment, avoiding self-righteousness and dogmatism.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took shape at the Council of Trent from 1545-1563, reinforced dogmatism in its effort to rebuke reformers.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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Anti-Japanese prejudice from the war extended to any Asians.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Warnings, repeatedly dismissed with prejudice, may eventually stop arriving.—
David V. Gioe,
Foreign Affairs,
2 July 2025
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Furthermore and worthy of many articles, is the risk that past biases are embedded into future AI, replicating and amplifying discriminatory patterns that deplete human rights and human freedom.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Auditability: Like humans, AI should be accountable for bias and error.—
David Ferrucci,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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Given the polarization that has bedeviled society for the past decade, Francis Coppola’s struggle now becomes a parable for all the ways in which a filmmaker’s integrity and inspiration can be hobbled — including the deranged partisanship that hides behind today’s activist-filmmaker impulse.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 July 2025
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Hassett in April also accused Powell of partisanship when discussing key issues.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
30 June 2025
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“Illiberality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illiberality. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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