heresy
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For most of its 50-year history, this would have been heresy at Apple.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
His brother confirmed in an interview with the city’s local station WGN-TV that he is a White Sox fan, refuting early heresy claiming he roots for the Cubs, aka Satan’s Stickballers.
From Salon • May 10, 2025
That, of course, was heresy, since Namath played for the AFL’s New York Jets and the big boys from the NFL champion Baltimore Colts, led by Johnny Unitas, were 19-point favorites.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025
But his suggestion that animals think and feel was seen as scientific heresy among many, if not most animal behaviour experts.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2024
The work was titled Le Monde, ou Traité de la Lumière, and it was on the verge of being published when news of Galileo’s trial and conviction for heresy reached Holland.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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