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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Southgate’s confident assertion that the tide of history was turning against bigotry now looks utopian, or even naïve.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026 -
Guess also expressed concern that the defacement was linked to bigotry in Houston, during a press conference on June 8.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 June 2026
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Orban and Putin once shared a close working relationship, grounded in energy deals and mutual illiberalism.—
NIC CHEESEMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Space warfare, cyber defense, mass migration, corruption, and illiberalism require fluency, adaptability, empathy, and collaboration.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Both are generally safe, although kefir may not be suitable for those with lactose intolerance or a milk allergy.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
16 June 2026
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Stories of vitality and decline; of abundance and deficit; of community and tension; of tolerance and intolerance.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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When authenticity becomes uncompromising, candor turns belligerent, consistency becomes rigid, or principled decision-making morphs into dogmatism, even the best intentions can backfire.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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By staying so close to black metal’s core sound, Marchenko does more to undermine the dogmatism—both racial and aesthetic—of Vikernes and his ilk than a more obviously experimental project might.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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Hatcher — a Pomo shape-shifter who dodges prejudice by passing as Mexican in the novel — is a thorny protagonist, often cunning, scheming and unforgiving.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, meaning that Sorsby cannot simply refile the suit and resume his college eligibility battle.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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An agent that knows us this well can draw on behavioral science—the same biases and triggers that have always influenced human decisions—to observe, understand, and either serve or manipulate us.—
Ravi Dhar,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
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At the same time, relying on intuition alone can introduce bias and blind spots.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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The higher the stakes, the lower the standards Polarization and negative partisanship are not the only factors at work.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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Kiley left the Republican Party earlier this year, citing frustration with partisanship.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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The show gestures at the classic targets of old-timey sexism, small-mindedness, and nativism—much of it embodied by Gasteyer’s scheming character—but only in the safest possible ways.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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