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doctrine

[dok-trin] / ˈdɒk trɪn /


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In New York this week, Iranian officials said Tehran’s nuclear doctrine remains unaltered for now but warned that could change, according to people present.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

It took 50 years for that doctrine to triumph.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

"Constraining LLM development under a misunderstanding of fair use doctrine would thwart such creative and scientific progress while hindering American prosperity and economic mobility," the document read.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 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

Wars were fought over the different interpretations of the same doctrine.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

In the two decades since, Purcell has become one of election law’s most invoked doctrines.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 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

The writ of habeas corpus, as powerful as it is—and it is—has become more and more difficult to use thanks to layers of legal doctrines lately.

From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2026

These two doctrines existed in uneasy harmony, although I did not then see them as antagonistic.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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