as in bigotry
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
an ideological sectarianism that prevented the political party from ever being anything more than a fringe group
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Robert Franklin Williams, a Black civil rights leader from Monroe, drew national attention in the 1950s and ‘60s for his approach to fighting bigotry.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2025 -
This week, West doubled down on his bigotry by selling swastika t-shirts on a now-defunct Shopify website.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Wishing for McConnell People who have resented McConnell’s dogmatism and partisanship would wish him back if Scott were to succeed him as leader next year.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2024
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Playing a Good Hand George P. Shultz rescued the Reagan administration from its dogmatism.—
Robert W. Tucker,
Foreign Affairs,
9 July 2024
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British parochialism finds echoes on the other side of the Channel, where European leaders, as a group, failed to sell the European way of life to their people.—
Camille Pecastaing,
Foreign Affairs,
13 July 2016
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But his critics on the left, many of them of color, have long pointed out these very blind spots in his work—the parochialism of his politics and his reticence where Muslim, and particularly Palestinian, death and suffering were concerned.—
Parul Sehgal,
The New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2024
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Lactose Intolerance People with lactose intolerance cannot consume many types of dairy.—
Allison Herries,
Verywell Health,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Rise of a New Counterculture in College Despite the normalization of intolerance and a culture of fear, the picture on college campuses is becoming more complicated .—
Manu Meel,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Since the October 7th attacks in 2023, universities and college campuses have become front facing symbols for intolerance, illiberalism, and ideological echo chambers.—
Manu Meel,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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That lack of clarity and consensus in the face of increasing illiberalism and democratic backsliding weakens its position in the world, Sabanadze said.—
Ellen Ioanes,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Mistakes over the past 18 months have been keenly felt by both sides and been seized upon to accuse the BBC of partisanship, even though the corporation protests that these are nothing more than errors made in chronicling a complex and fast-developing conflict.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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In today's era of extreme partisanship on Capitol Hill, few topics highlight the ideological chasm between the major political parties better than Medicaid.—
Phil Galewitz,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Sectarianism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sectarianism. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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