conservative
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“Public executions are soul-twisting and we should not go down that road,” the conservative radio host Erick Erickson said on social media.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Small demonstrations were held outside Azerbaijan's embassy in Ankara, organised by Köklü Değişim, an Islamist movement linked to Hizb ut-Tahrir, and outside its consulate in Istanbul, organised by conservative Islamist group Özgür-Der.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
With six consecutive quarters of record earnings, TSMC’s 2330 -2.01%decrease; down pointing triangle already twice-improved 2026 revenue growth outlook of “slightly above 40%” in dollar terms now looks conservative and due for another upgrade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Long said she lives in a "very, very conservative area," surrounded by farmers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The tightly knotted issues of housing and race have troubled generations of Americans, black and white, liberal and conservative.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Fusionists were conservatives, but their traditionalism had little in common with the vision of ultraconservatives who opposed the values of the modern world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
"That's not going to appeal to waverers, or to moderate conservatives who might be thinking about defecting."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Parton was a virtuoso at staying, if not apolitical, at least a neutral zone of relatability for conservatives and leftists alike, each of whom had ways to read their lives into her storytelling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Protecting religious freedom and practice has been a Paxton priority since he became attorney general in 2015, generating loyal support from grassroots conservatives.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Here we see both liberals and conservatives endorsing the same meta-narrative of American individualism: When individuals get ahead, the group triumphs. When individuals succeed, American democracy prevails.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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