doctrine

Example Sentences

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Courts have ruled that the doctrine requires private utilities such as Edison to pay for property they destroy, even if they haven’t been found to have acted negligently.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Pashinyan is running on his doctrine of "Real Armenia" - a country at peace with Azerbaijan and integrated into Europe, rather than one defined by territorial ambitions and dependence on Moscow.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

"Since it has become impossible to celebrate a match without descending into riots, the only common sense response is a new doctrine: 'zero gatherings'," it demanded.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

The National Council of Churches managed, over the course of the 20th century, to evacuate Protestant doctrine and sentiment from the most Protestant country on earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Buddhists are more complicated—because of the Buddha’s doctrine of anatta, which basically says that people don’t have eternal souls.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green