doctrine
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Though no great hand at economic analysis, Smith was a propounder of economic doctrine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Confirmation is meant to bring recipients closer to God and “imprints on the soul an indelible spiritual mark,” according to the Vatican’s official guide to its doctrine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
As historian Joseph Ellis records of the Framers: “It is richly ironic that one of the few original intentions they all shared was opposition to any judicial doctrine of ‘original intent.’
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
But the decree represents a significant loosening of decades-old communist doctrine.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Its rulers are not held together by blood ties but by adherence to a common doctrine.
From "1984" by George Orwell
New technologies, including drones and AI-guided autonomous systems, are rapidly transforming warfare and challenging traditional military doctrines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
In my favor: though not a Buddhist, I am intellectually, if not spiritually, drawn to Buddhism’s doctrines of suffering, impermanence and nonattachment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Florian Galleri, a historian specialising in contemporary military studies and nuclear doctrines, also warned that Macron would have to tread carefully, pointing to his low approval ratings one year before the end of his presidency.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
We have built legal doctrines that reward escalation.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026
The Platonists’ doctrines of recurrence and reminiscence were not the real problem, however; both were endorsed by Proclus, who still wrote, as the Greeks did, in terms of discovery.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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