as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas
felt like a Colonel Blimp when it came to how his grandchildren communicated with each other
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Trump received 95% of support from voters who identified as Republican and 80% from conservatives while Harris received around 88% each from voters who were either liberal or Democrats.Kristal Dixon, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
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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
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Byard, though, scratched his head at that particular call, a team captain and ninth-year veteran who wasn’t so sure the Bears had put themselves in the best position to win.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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The veteran journalist is expected to retain her roles as NBC News‘ chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent, and will take up a broader assignment within NBCU’s news operations, reporting for both NBC News and MSNBC.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Times reported that the original project cost was $650 million, which rose after a yearlong delay precipitated by the discovery of fossils and tar under the construction site.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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In the nearby Chinese province of Guangdong, four types of dinosaur fossils and more than 30,000 dinosaur egg fossils have been discovered.Peter Guo, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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With his piano-pounding performances, wild vocals, bouffant hair and makeup, Little Richard burst onto the musical scene in the 1950s and shook up the stuffed shirts with a string of his hit songs that got both black and white people dancing.NBC News, NBC News, 9 May 2020
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Karen Knorr’s photos of the private members’ clubs of London in the early 1980s are full of stuffed shirts wearing gleaming brogues.The Economist, The Economist, 25 Feb. 2020
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“Colonel Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Colonel%20Blimp. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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