as in left
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom liberalism had always claimed to stand for the greatest social good

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Recent Examples of liberalism The truth is that liberalism was never built to last without virtue. Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025 In fact, the choice Koreans faced at the end of 1948, between a one-party communist state and an autocratic liberalism, was between two options that had very little support at the beginning of the occupation. Kornel Chang september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025 Modern conservatism developed its own history and internal logic, emerging not merely in opposition but alongside liberalism as a powerful response to the social and economic upheavals of the early 20th century. Allan J. Lichtman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 Rooting for the failure of urbanism and liberalism and diversity. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for liberalism
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  • Lined up to the left of Mahomes outside of JuJu Smith-Schuster and Travis Kelce, Brown streaked across the field uncovered in part because Kelce drew multiple defenders and in part because of a key read of man defense.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • To maximize your chances of seeing the Orionids, first locate Betelgeuse shining to the upper left of the three distinctive stars that form the famous asterism of Orion's Belt.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Liberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberalism. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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