conformity

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Likewise, many well-known geniuses like Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger and Fritz Lang, who were chased out of Europe by the Nazis, brilliantly exposed the hypocrisies and soul deadening conformity of mainstream American culture.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Today it’s synonymous with corporate monotony and conformity, but it actually started life as the antithesis of what it came to represent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The family argued that their rights, which requires the State providing education to "respect the right of parents to ensure such education is in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions", had been contravened.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

That distinction is really significant in a world that expects invisibility and conformity for us to be seen as beautiful.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025

More likely, though, conformity of expression gathered momentum because the record-buying, radio-listening public liked it better, and bands reflected the change in fashion for entirely understandable commercial reasons.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall