orthodoxy
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Measured in volatility, the S&P 500 over that period has been less “risky,” just as Wall Street orthodoxy would suggest.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country,” Justice Gorsuch wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
But there is no shortage of evangelists who will point to Musk's staggering ability to raise money, challenge orthodoxy and prove his doubters wrong.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
“The modern view,” Mr. Sidebottom writes, “is to doubt its historical accuracy. It is a scholarly orthodoxy that the salute was no more than a one-off impromptu acclamation that went very wrong.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
There was a direct, intimate connection between chastity and political orthodoxy.
From "1984" by George Orwell
She should read labels, mistrust mysterious additives, interrogate old nutritional orthodoxies and learn to distinguish “real” food from whatever came before it.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
I don’t generally cling to old beliefs, I tend to admire those who have dissented against prevailing orthodoxies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
One by one, the authors attempt to demolish the orthodoxies of space enthusiasts.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
Old orthodoxies should be shattered, rivals dented and establishment egos bruised in pursuit of a project external-link that justified it all.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2024
Even at the present day, when the orthodoxies sit on shaky thrones, dogma still opposes itself to curiosity at many points.
From The Pleasures of Ignorance by Robert Lynd
Vocabulary lists containing orthodoxy
"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay
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"American Flag Stands for Tolerance" by Ronald J. Allen
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