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Recent Examples of doctrinal
Despite any doctrinal differences, Nation of Islam representatives warmly welcomed the visitors as partners.
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Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Purposefully defying rigid doctrinal authority as practiced by the rest of religious America, the Disciples took to publishing their discussions and debates, which often included contesting views, in journals, newspapers, and broadsheets.
—Richard D. Mahoney, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
Becciu's decision followed mounting pressure tied to his conviction for embezzlement, further reshaping a race already laden with political, doctrinal and geographical complexity.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
But to critics, these bureaucratic changes were a slippery slope to doctrinal erosion.
—Liam Adams, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Purposefully defying rigid doctrinal authority as practiced by the rest of religious America, the Disciples took to publishing their discussions and debates, which often included contesting views, in journals, newspapers, and broadsheets.
—Richard D. Mahoney, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
Becciu's decision followed mounting pressure tied to his conviction for embezzlement, further reshaping a race already laden with political, doctrinal and geographical complexity.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
But to critics, these bureaucratic changes were a slippery slope to doctrinal erosion.
—Liam Adams, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrinal
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What began as a philosophical debate escalated into a personal falling out.—
Stephan Lendi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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This eccentric novel—by turns a workplace comedy, a philosophical inquisition, and a smorgasbord of bodily horror—is given life by Larraquy’s electric prose and by the merciless passions of his characters.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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According to Anna, her mother, Tess, can be dogmatic, and Tess thinks Anna is unmotivated.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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But Chernow’s own book is evidence that Twain earned his grievances, obsessions, and dogmatic opinions.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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Those results are now drawing scrutiny and caution from both sides of the GOP’s ideological spectrum, posing a difficult balancing act for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
14 May 2025
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Data from polling company Gallup reveals a growing ideological divide between young men and women in Gen Z across the globe.—
Arthur Coelho Bezerra,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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Production and Future Outlook The AI Pro has progressed beyond the conceptual stage, with prototypes manufactured by Global Foundries in Dresden.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The initial development agreement for the town center was approved back in 2006, long before the project had a conceptual site plan.—
James Wilkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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For stock market investors, the equity risk premium is the theoretical excess return of stocks over risk-free assets to account for market risk.—
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CNBC,
19 May 2025
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But this wasn’t a concept Kang pursued purely for its theoretical strength.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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The only pontifical name that hasn't been used more than once is Peter, the name of the first pope, though there's no prohibition against doing so.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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Gregory and Benedict are also popular pontifical names with 16 and 15 uses, respectively,while Innocent and Leo come close behind with 13 uses each.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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“Doctrinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrinal. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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