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conservative

[kuhn-sur-vuh-tiv] / kənˈsɜr və tɪv /




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Cotlar compared her rhetoric to a conservative anti-communist newspaper publisher he’s been researching: Walter Huss.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Her legacy is being celebrated by the Trump-controlled White House, honky-tonks across the largely conservative US south, and -- especially -- in America's gay bars.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Researchers calculated a "conservative minimum" of CTE prevalence among those who died in the six-year period to be 24.5% - rising to a "maximum" 97.7%.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

“I can’t all of a sudden erase my conservative views of the past 16 years in the Missouri Legislature,” he said.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

The judge was an elderly conservative whom C.P. recognized immediately as a kindred soul.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Efforts to unfreeze the market before its natural thaw are where conservatives and progressives are finding common ground.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

But for liberals and conservatives alike, there were other aims, too, including a high school and maybe even college degree, and a stable job to follow it.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

Since Scalia’s death, his influence has grown especially with the younger generation of conservatives.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

“Nixonmaxxing” swag and TikTok videos have helped trigger a rethinking of the former president’s legacy among some conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The Populists took direct aim at the conservatives, who were known as comprising a party of privilege, and they achieved a stunning series of political victories throughout the region.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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