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The elder Nelson, who left Maui for the first time in seven years to attend the press conference in Oklahoma City, said his philosophy of team building was learned from Red Auerbach.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 9 June 2025
But his rehabilitative philosophy rattled Republican lawmakers, law enforcement, state prosecutors and members of the public who believe the state’s juvenile justice system lacks oversight and accountability for children who commit crimes.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
Last year in an interview with IndieWire, when discussing his philosophy as a storyteller, Oppenheim paraphrased legendary nonfiction filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 7 June 2025
Airstream eschews the typical table-split bench set with a more open arrangement pulled from Usonian philosophy.
—New Atlas, 7 June 2025
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 9 June 2025
But his rehabilitative philosophy rattled Republican lawmakers, law enforcement, state prosecutors and members of the public who believe the state’s juvenile justice system lacks oversight and accountability for children who commit crimes.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
Last year in an interview with IndieWire, when discussing his philosophy as a storyteller, Oppenheim paraphrased legendary nonfiction filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 7 June 2025
Airstream eschews the typical table-split bench set with a more open arrangement pulled from Usonian philosophy.
—New Atlas, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophy
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Stoller’s script eliminates the Old Major character — a mix of Lenin’s and Marx’s ideologies, the warrior boar initiates the uprising against Farmer Jones (Serkis) — and introduces a cutesy-wootsy piglet named Lucky (Gaten Matarazzo) to serve as the audience surrogate.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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In the meantime, however, these discriminatory government edicts will continue to violate Coloradans’ rights of free speech and free exercise of religion, and adversely impact the privacy, safety, professional conduct, and even health of those who disagree with the government’s ideology.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
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Because Moore was working for the network, Eady is also suing them by respondeat superior, a legal doctrine that holds employers responsible for the wrongful conduct of their employees.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Wednesday's ruling was unrelated to the Trump administration pending invocation of the state secrets privilege, a legal doctrine often used in military cases.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 June 2025
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“Philosophy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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