conservatives

plural of conservative

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Recent Examples of conservatives Those standing in the way of that power, however, may no longer just be moderates and conservatives but also his leftist base that ushered him into office. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024 Public debate about the massacre has long been an irritant for South Korean conservatives, who have at times sought to downplay the government’s role or promoted conspiracy theories that the protests were an act of North Korean subterfuge. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024 Some conservatives say that should change. Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 19 Oct. 2024 Almost 9 in 10 conservatives describe the economy as bad, compared with 3 in 10 people who lean liberal, CBS News polling found. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024 Then, the Pennsylvania justices were sharply criticized by Republicans and the Supreme Court’s conservatives for having extended by three days the deadline for counting late-arriving mail ballots. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024 Carano was fired in 2021 after a number of controversial social media comments which ranged from anti-trans rhetoric to saying conservatives were being persecuted like Jews during WWII. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 In a speech backed by Republican supporters on Wednesday and an interview on Fox News that evening, Harris made a bid to invite disaffected conservatives into her coalition. Charlotte Alter, TIME, 17 Oct. 2024 Student debt relief has become a political flashpoint as conservatives continue to oppose Biden’s efforts. Melissa Noel, Essence, 4 Oct. 2024

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“Conservatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatives. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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