as in bigotry
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
the narrow-mindedness of some people prevents them from seeing that not all changes are for the worse
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That warrant followed a separate September 2023 arrest on state charges, including assault on public safety personnel, third-degree assault, breach of peace, interfering with an officer and first-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias, as noted in the release.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Queer Eye provided an extremely basic version of positive representation, which was nonetheless useful for a country that’s still riddled with bigotry.—
Rich Juzwiak,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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As the disease of tyranny progresses, citizens may eventually lose the habits of democracy — the art of persuasion and compromise, interpersonal trust, an intolerance for corruption, the spirit of freedom, the ethic of moderation.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The obvious intolerance by the Democrats for the President-Elect was displayed in full view.—
John Moorlach,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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And many folks thought that that was a type of dogmatism and inflexibility that was not productive.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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That — metaphorically and literally — is earned dogmatism, the risk that expertise breeds rigidity in our thinking and decision-making.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Pope Leo made an appeal for a world free from antisemitism, prejudice, oppression and persecution Wednesday before linking the message to International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was observed the day before.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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What Rusbridger’s account leaves out is that the BBC has reproduced the prejudices of successive British establishments since its inception in the early twentieth century, whether by propagandizing against workers during the general strike of 1926 or by condemning the antiwar protests of 2003.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nine of the 13 survey respondents also expect a hawkish bias in the statement, with four predicting no change to the tone.—
Swati Pandey,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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Align with what actually uplevels you, not what confirms bias, is rage bait, or just gives a dopamine hit.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
26 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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Unfortunately, hyper-partisanship rather than truth-seeking has become the new norm in our state and national governments.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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Reid seemed to truly believe, despite the partisanship that suffused the column, that the Senate had been badly damaged.—
Jon Ralston,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Narrow-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrow-mindedness. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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