hidebound
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They’re dead-set on excising any shagginess that doesn’t fit their hidebound worldview, attacking textbooks and museums that dare to push beyond a straightforward explanation.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Over time, cadets concentrating in social sciences formed an elite enclave, which became an object of resentment and ridicule among some more hidebound officers.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2026
Sanitary Commission was paid for by contributions from the public; it was also, at first, opposed by the hidebound Army Medical Department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
The hidebound company, overly reliant on mainframe computers, had been out-hustled by nimbler makers of desktop computers and software.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
These hidebound trustees were determined to run the Research Corporation as conservatively as they ran their own businesses—that is, accumulating a large capital cushion before starting to give it away.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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