as in conservatives
a person with old-fashioned ideas
those mossbacks at the intelligence agency didn't get the memo that the world had changed
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Although conservatives have a supermajority on the Supreme Court and control the other two branches of the federal government, the questions focused not on their successes but on how to deal with feeling under siege.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
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In addition to anger over the way Israel has conducted its war in Gaza, Mills says many conservatives want America to avoid becoming entangled in new wars, particularly in the Middle East.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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And plenty of goalies have spent full seasons in the ECHL early in their careers to get more starts, including big-name veterans such as Jonathan Quick, Jordan Binnington, Logan Thompson and Philipp Grubauer.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The guidelines are also the foundation for all federal food programs, such as school lunches; the Women, Infants and Children program; and Head Start, as well as meals for active-duty service members and veterans who rely on Veterans Affairs hospitals.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2026
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But the traits of the Grotte à Hominidés fossils are more of a mix of new and old.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
7 Jan. 2026
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The fourth floor of the Texas Science and Natural History Museum is designed for reverence — fossils, minerals, evidence of deep time.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Dec. 2025
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