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orthodox

[awr-thuh-doks] / ˈɔr θəˌdɒks /


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To be sure, polls put Mélenchon far behind Marine Le Pen of the National Rally, who just released a more orthodox plan to reduce the deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Arguments that Burger and Bork dismissed as fringe advocacy became orthodox within conservative legal circles.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

Indeed, he would often take the new ball, bowling left-arm fast-medium - and then return later in the innings having switched to orthodox left-arm spin, or even left-arm wrist-spin.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

“Instead, he hammered home a strict, orthodox message on inflation with a strong commitment to price stability.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

About a dozen or more years before, when I was in prison, a member of the orthodox Muslim movement in Boston, named Abdul Hameed, had visited me and had later sent me prayers in Arabic.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey


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