as in conformity
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Religion has been placed at the center of the family divide: Rodgers’ spirituality has drifted away from the Christian orthodoxy on which he was raised.
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Sean Gregory, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Some senators may be wary of ceding too much power, particularly since Trump has occasionally veered far from conservative orthodoxy, especially on economic policy.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
Since the ’90s, the Gao Brothers have produced sculptures, paintings, and performances that challenge Communist orthodoxies, often invoking Chinese Communist Party founder Mao Zedong, the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, and the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
Under the new border-first orthodoxy, Mexico and northern Central America have become to the United States what Turkey is to Europe: a de facto border wall.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
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Sean Gregory, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Some senators may be wary of ceding too much power, particularly since Trump has occasionally veered far from conservative orthodoxy, especially on economic policy.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
Since the ’90s, the Gao Brothers have produced sculptures, paintings, and performances that challenge Communist orthodoxies, often invoking Chinese Communist Party founder Mao Zedong, the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, and the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
Under the new border-first orthodoxy, Mexico and northern Central America have become to the United States what Turkey is to Europe: a de facto border wall.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
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