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The administration says that this risk model is too cautious, leading to costly conservatism in reactor design, staffing redundancies and stringency in licensing.—
Katy Huff,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Claiming that Blacks and Latinos were gaining social and economic footing in American life at the expense of white people, Reagan conservatism attracted democrats and republicans alike under the umbrella of white rage.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 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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“Immobilism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobilism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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