as in conservatives
a person with old-fashioned ideas
the stuffed shirts in this organization don't seem to realize that without new blood our extinction is inevitable
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Noun
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The last one is how inflation has always been defined, but do conservatives agree?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026 -
On paper, some of the six, all of whom are far-right conservatives, have enviable educational backgrounds, but the record has proven that each one is openly political and willing to rubber-stamp nearly all of DeSantis’ lame and unconstitutional policies.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Meta says the program is open to qualified veterans, recent graduates, career changers and other people entering the trades from across the country.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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There are young, ascending players like Dorlus, Maason Smith and Zach Harrison, and proven veterans in Da’Shawn Hand, LaCale London and Chris Williams.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
20 June 2026
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Spend some time viewing fossils from this period, checking out the museum's mineral collection, and seeing the paleontology students patiently preserve specimens in the on-site lab.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
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The genetic evidence and fossils support a similar narrative.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
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For the benefit of us old fogies?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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Now the 10% is for stubborn old fogies who refuse to change their ways and try something new.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Stuffed shirts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffed%20shirts. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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