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polemic

[puh-lem-ik, poh-] / pəˈlɛm ɪk, poʊ- /




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These charming scenes show that championing one’s identity need not always be polemic.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

But if you’re a fan of Everett’s unsparing truth-telling, you’re likely to be disappointed by this sweetened version of his polemic.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 19, 2023

In every race, in every discussion, in every polemic, there is always a good power and a bad power, good guys and bad guys.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2023

What Rufo is talking about is a classic bait-and-switch — cutting and pasting a polemic from one place into another for a strategic advantage.

From Salon May 30, 2023

I was heart-sick at the prospect that he might want to re-edit the entire book into a polemic against Elijah Muhammad.

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

"A Kingdom that counters polemics and resignation through friendship and a culture of encounter. Let us believe once again in love, moderation and good politics."

From Barron's Apr. 11, 2026

What Mr. Restall means is that the great explorer is still at the center of a swarm of unresolved polemics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

Apart from fierce polemics, the election has generated widespread confusion.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2025

One of the more recent and ballyhooed polemics against Roosevelt was "The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression," a 2007 bestseller by Amity Shlaes.

From Salon Nov. 4, 2023

As the delay suggests, polemics for the Noble Savage tended to meet with little sympathy in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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