conservatism
Example Sentences
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You would think that by the logic of such trauma I would have become a peace activist, but it became for me a predicate to conservatism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
His strident nationalism over the border conflict with Cambodia, his staunch support for the army and his intense loyalty to King Vajiralongkorn all defined him clearly as the standard-bearer for Thai conservatism.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
Other analysts liked that American has already included the storm’s effects and some conservatism in its guidance for the current quarter.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026
Long overshadowed by south Nigeria's Nollywood, filmmakers in the north of Africa's cinema powerhouse are pushing boundaries in search of international eyeballs -- all while navigating the Muslim-majority region's social conservatism.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
Will might have picked up his conservatism right then.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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