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Noun
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In 2022, conservatives were overjoyed to see the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, returning the regulation of abortions to the states.—
Nicole Russell,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025 -
Share [Findings] In Europe, conservatives are outbreeding progressives.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The sophistication of Monaco during the day — with its yachts, supercars racing through a mountainous backdrop and plush casinos in the day — made way for stodgy nighttime entertainment.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Wikipedia’s stodgy nonprofit model suddenly looks a lot more appealing.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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Rachmaninoff has gone from being widely viewed as a musical archconservative to a protomodernist.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2023
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Brat is an archconservative who knocked out an establishment Republican, but his district is changing.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
11 June 2018
Adjective
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Since then, McCarthy has had to tread somewhat lightly between the ultraright caucus and the rest of his party.—
Prem Thakker,
The New Republic,
10 Mar. 2023
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Because Jesuits often sided with El Salvador’s poor and some kept records of human rights violations, they were hated by the country’s ultraright.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2021
Adjective
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The moment seemed right to have a child, Mónica told reporters last week.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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Was that the right decision for that character to make?—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Helen, on the other hand, has blossomed from dowdy to dazzling, and is now a best-selling author bent on revenge and wooing back Ernest. Desperate, Madeline finds a potion endowing her with eternal youth — but with a few Faustian caveats.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
22 Nov. 2024
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She’s come a long way from Marianne’s dowdy school uniform.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Jim Acosta, the CNN anchor known for being a staunch critic of Donald Trump and his fierce relationship with the president, is reportedly leaving the network after he was officially pulled from its programming schedule.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Still, even the staunchest barbecue loyalist will admit that relative newcomer Q39, opened in 2014, is well worth your time.—
Caitlin Morton,
AFAR Media,
27 Jan. 2025
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