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Recent Examples of neoliberalism
For the past decade, Trump has supposedly been on the verge of breaking from the laissez-faire economics of the Reagan GOP—otherwise known as neoliberalism—in favor of pro-worker populism.
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Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
These agreements could be seen as products of Reagan-era neoliberalism.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
His book joins a chorus of critics who argue that late-twentieth-century neoliberalism unleashed the forces of market globalization and hypercapitalism that in turn undermined stable societies anchored in family, religion, and national solidarity.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Discontent has taken many forms – outrage about inequality and neoliberalism in 2019-2020, or unease about economic precarity and crime in the current election.
—Andra B. Chastain, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
These agreements could be seen as products of Reagan-era neoliberalism.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
His book joins a chorus of critics who argue that late-twentieth-century neoliberalism unleashed the forces of market globalization and hypercapitalism that in turn undermined stable societies anchored in family, religion, and national solidarity.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Discontent has taken many forms – outrage about inequality and neoliberalism in 2019-2020, or unease about economic precarity and crime in the current election.
—Andra B. Chastain, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neoliberalism
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Randall accused him of a feel-good liberalism that ignores deeper racial and class reckonings that South Bend (a city that is just barely half white) has coming.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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During Vargas Llosa’s lifetime, his political beliefs underwent extreme changes, from supporting Castro’s revolutionary Communism to championing traditional European liberalism, which included an adamantine belief in unregulated markets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One officer spotted an open alcoholic beverage near Martinez but directed the car to keep moving and turn to the left.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Xander Bogaerts followed by ripping a hard ground ball down the third-base line that hit the bag, kicked up into the air and dropped into left for a double.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Neoliberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neoliberalism. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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