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Recent Examples of party line
Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician whose support was key to Kennedy’s final confirmation, and Senator John Barrasso, a surgeon and the number two Republican in the Senate, who rarely strays from the party line.
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ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
Failure to comply with the loyalty pledge is punishable by requiring researchers to repay scholarships in full, creating a powerful incentive to toe the party line.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
He is not limited by the party line—or by the desires of wealthy Republican donors.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Within both major parties, there are now two distinct – but dominant – forces that punish any members who do not adhere to the party line.
—Andrew Tisch, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
Failure to comply with the loyalty pledge is punishable by requiring researchers to repay scholarships in full, creating a powerful incentive to toe the party line.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
He is not limited by the party line—or by the desires of wealthy Republican donors.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Within both major parties, there are now two distinct – but dominant – forces that punish any members who do not adhere to the party line.
—Andrew Tisch, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for party line
conventional wisdom
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Contrary to conventional wisdom, their research shows that seeking out scares for sport—watching a horror film or visiting a haunted house, for example—is linked to greater resilience among adults and, when age-appropriate, a lower risk for childhood anxiety.—
Delaney Rebernik,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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The conventional wisdom sees meager job growth as largely a result of immigration restrictions and demographics, disconnected from still-healthy GDP-tracking models that capture urgent capex levels and free spending by the affluent.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
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