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heretical

[huh-ret-i-kuhl] / həˈrɛt ɪ kəl /


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While such comparisons might seem heretical, Chinese carmakers have shown an ability to surprise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

That view isn’t especially heretical among some Fed watchers, given disagreements about the role the Fed’s balance sheet plays in the markets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025

Call me heretical, but sometimes I feel that way about L.A.’s palm trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025

Of course, what the former president does not understand is that the protection of free expression is most needed when speech is unpopular, offensive, or heretical.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024

In the old days he had hidden a heretical mind beneath an appearance of conformity.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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