liberal
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Yet among a growing number of religiously liberal Jews, there seems to be a hunger for greater spirituality and an openness to developing a stronger sense of faith.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
For Roberts and the three liberal justices, that consequence implicated the separation of powers itself.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
All of which is to concede that, while Cohn’s historic significance is, at best, minimal, his status as a menacing specter in the minds of liberal journalists has only grown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Amor said she’s a former liberal but not political anymore.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Like Clarkebury, Healdtown was a mission school of the Methodist Church, and provided a Christian and liberal arts education based on an English model.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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For Europe’s liberals, it would become a playbook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Five justices — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, along with the three liberals — upheld the constitutionality of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Yet it was somehow 5–4, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett and the three liberals joining Roberts in full.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan, who was joined by the two other liberals on the court and three conservatives, wrote the majority opinion.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
For many African American voters, the Populist approach was preferable to the paternalism of liberals.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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