liberal
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He has sought to appeal to centrist and liberal voters by pledging to "protect judicial independence, the rule of law, minority rights and a free press".
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The Army Discharge Review Board had repeatedly denied my applications without considering legal guidance from the Secretary of Defense to give liberal consideration to veterans whose service-connected mental health conditions contributed to their misconduct.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
“I’m also, I guess, excited for the possibilities that they might be able to experience putting their liberal education to use,” Weiman said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Mainers tend to be socially liberal and are 10 percentage points likelier to be religiously unaffiliated than the national average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
It’s a relatively liberal state, I knew that, and more merciful than many to its welfare poor.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Wendell Berry’s iconoclasm reminds liberals and conservatives that neither camp has a monopoly on truth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
In their coalition agreement for governing the city, the Social Democrats and liberals pledged to expand public toilet provision and examine whether public toilets could be made free for everyone.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
But for liberals and conservatives alike, there were other aims, too, including a high school and maybe even college degree, and a stable job to follow it.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 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
Nonreligious white liberals have typically downplayed the role of religion in the civil rights movement, but historian Aldon Morris is correct in asserting that the lunch-counter protests were not primarily a college phenomenon.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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