as in bigotry
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
an ideological sectarianism that prevented the political party from ever being anything more than a fringe group
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Where Uthmeier succumbs to bigotry is in the presumption that DEI means unqualified.—
Howard L. Simon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026 -
Living under an openly misogynistic president may have felt freakish in 2017, but by his second term, bigotry became yet another disgusting norm.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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By staying so close to black metal’s core sound, Marchenko does more to undermine the dogmatism—both racial and aesthetic—of Vikernes and his ilk than a more obviously experimental project might.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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But for the audience the scariest revelation in the conversation isn’t his dogmatism.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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His physician ran several tests that didn't reveal anything, so Sasse's doctor referred him to a gastroenterologist, believing the cause could be undiagnosed celiac or lactose intolerance.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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By applying lower‑body compression, the garment helps counteract a common condition called orthostatic intolerance that causes astronauts to faint or feel dizzy following an extended mission in microgravity.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Sely embodies resilience against prejudice as her struggle for equality and respect as an immigrant woman paved the way for future generations.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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The patterns were strong enough to predict which robot would be picked for which role, yet participants explained themselves in the neutral language of practicality, not prejudice.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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Alito and his supporters worked hard to refute any suggestion of partisanship.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Reflexive partisanship is not just politically unwise but operationally untenable.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 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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When asked to evaluate the athletes based on their stats alone, without knowing their race, that bias disappeared.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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For years, Musk has accused both Delaware and California of bias against him or his companies, moving Tesla and SpaceX headquarters from California to Texas, and reincorporating his businesses, former Delaware corporations, in Nevada and Texas.—
Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Sectarianism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sectarianism. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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