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ideology

[ahy-dee-ol-uh-jee, id-ee-] / ˌaɪ diˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌɪd i- /


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In court, prosecutors argued that he was radicalized online and motivated by an ideology that called for “jihad duty.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Oliver Stuenkel, a professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, downplayed the importance of ideology in regional relations as more "rhetorical than substantive."

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

She still clings to the destructive ideology that damaged Najya’s education.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Many Israelis find the violent, messianic ideology of some settlers deeply problematic.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The ones that survived, the knowledge got built into their ideology and behavior with taboos and other kinds of things.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

One key objection was the mature tone of the narrative, in which the child protagonist is directly confronted and endangered by the evils derived from fascist ideologies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Baum has stressed that "my family and I firmly reject extremist ideologies and will not accept the AfD's appropriation of our name".

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

He sounded a lot like someone whose hidden resentments had found expression in sophomoric ideologies!

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Thematic ideologies conflict as often as the animals do.

From Salon ● May 3, 2026

First, the achievement of the revolutionary generation was a collective enterprise that succeeded because of the diversity of personalities and ideologies present in the mix.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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