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doctrine

[dok-trin] / ˈdɒk trɪn /


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"Constraining LLM development under a misunderstanding of fair use doctrine would thwart such creative and scientific progress while hindering American prosperity and economic mobility," the document read.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

More broadly, the case illustrates how a threshold doctrine can determine events on the ground before a court ever reaches the underlying question of governmental power.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Plus, Canada’s Mark Carney puts his trade doctrine to the test, and a billionaire’s seafood shack sparks a fight with Montauk locals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Though no great hand at economic analysis, Smith was a propounder of economic doctrine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

This doctrine, of course, had always had its adherents, but in the manner in which it was now put forward there was a significant change.

From "1984" by George Orwell

In the two decades since, Purcell has become one of election law’s most invoked doctrines.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

The way wars are fought is changing fast, as new technologies upend military doctrines on everything from procurement to executing operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Florian Galleri, a historian specialising in contemporary military studies and nuclear doctrines, also warned that Macron would have to tread carefully, pointing to his low approval ratings one year before the end of his presidency.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

The writ of habeas corpus, as powerful as it is—and it is—has become more and more difficult to use thanks to layers of legal doctrines lately.

From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2026

Periodicals devoted to the subject appeared, and references to its doctrines pervaded popular literature.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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