parochial
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The outbreak, predictably, was especially bad in private and parochial schools with high numbers of unvaccinated students.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025
We have been able to build and maintain global alliances because other countries trusted that they were dealing with a nation that was not simply driven by its own parochial interests and bottom line.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025
Moments later, he says that “it’s the defense of universal values that will hold the country together, and the emphasis on parochial or group values that will break it apart inevitably.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Instead it said "most gangs in the Caribbean" were "typically parochial, and focused instead on protecting their territory".
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
He had moved from a more nationalistic, all-encompassing theme of African unity to a more parochial one addressed to the Xhosa people, of whom he was one.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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