doctrine
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“The plaintiffs are trying to extend that doctrine to an online world where intangible content causes intangible injuries.”
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
Iran built out the Revolutionary Guard’s fleet under a change in doctrine it adopted after the U.S. sank much of the country’s active fleet during a one-day naval battle in April 1988.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
In habeas doctrine, the danger has always been that federal review becomes so deferential that even substantial constitutional claims are transformed into sterile questions of state-court reasonableness.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Neither of them made any substantive changes to core Roman Catholic doctrine, but when you’re the bishop of Rome and the head of the world’s largest single religious denomination, practice matters more than theory.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
The doctrine of nonviolence, of passive resistance, couldn’t work against the Boers.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing doctrine
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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Twelve Days in May
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