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the parochial pastimes of the people in that rural farm town
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Recent Examples of parochial
Democrats who opposed the bill, however, said the money would mainly go to private or parochial institutions and is part of the Republican caucus's efforts to direct money into private education.
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Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
Seniors attending local parochial high schools who live within District 203 or 204 boundaries can also apply, the release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia's high schools and parochial elementary schools in the city will also have a flexible instruction day Tuesday.
—CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Could the trajectory of a presidency and a major political party, and perhaps modern American history itself, really trace back to a parochial dispute at a Palm Beach club at the start of this century?
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026
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Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
Seniors attending local parochial high schools who live within District 203 or 204 boundaries can also apply, the release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia's high schools and parochial elementary schools in the city will also have a flexible instruction day Tuesday.
—CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Could the trajectory of a presidency and a major political party, and perhaps modern American history itself, really trace back to a parochial dispute at a Palm Beach club at the start of this century?
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parochial
Adjective
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The cab’s dark interior seems to lure Rauschenberg in, but perhaps he was also drawn to the small round window, like a porthole, above the seat, which looks out at the distance behind the carriage.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Consider reshuffling your to-do list, because a small shift could save money and protect your energy.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Hole, Oleg and Martin Aminov (Simon J Berger), a petty gun smuggler mistakenly accused of being the serial killer, wind up in a stationary elevator stuck between two floors with an armed Waaler reaching in to grab Oleg’s hair.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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The show will focus on the disappearance of petty criminal El Nani (aka Santiago Correla).—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One stretch of narrow country road leading north out of the town of Clones in the Republic, for example, goes through Northern Ireland for some yards before reverting to the Republic.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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That's because the radio waves are emanating over a wider range of directions rather than just in a narrow cone from the poles.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Those making more bookish and insular styles of the genre, like the Magnetic Fields and Belle and Sebastian, weren’t being worshipped as critical darlings; in some cases their records hadn’t made it to America yet.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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And yet what’s readily apparent is that this weird, fragile, insular family is genuinely keen on folding Tommy into their lives.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For a global city, New York can be awfully provincial.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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The center was opened in Fuzhou, the provincial capital, in 2023.—
Didi Kirsten Tatlow,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The global politics of persecution Over the past two decades, attacks on churches and episodes of sectarian violence in Egypt have drawn international attention.—
Candace Lukasik,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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And the protests were about how grossly the country was being mismanaged, but also that a majority of Lebanese people, across all sectarian groups, were fed up.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Residents in the San Gabriel Valley are contending with a dramatic surge in black flies, a painful little pest known for biting around the eyes and necks of people and pets.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Plus, little baby leaves are thinner.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Parochial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parochial. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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