parti pris
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But Ozick, however fierce her identification as a Jew, is admirable in her freedom from identitarian parti pris.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2016
France Francis Ponge Le parti pris des choses map Beth Archer Brombert Francis Ponge writes poetry about everyday objects such as oranges and cigarettes.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2011
But, except these prepossessions, they have no parti pris.
From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by George Reid
I had never encountered such a violent parti pris of seclusion; it was more than keeping quiet—it was like hunted creatures feigning death.
From The Aspern Papers by Henry James
But that, I admit," I added, "strikes one always as a sort of parti pris with her.
From The Sacred Fount by Henry James
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