orthodoxy
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One reason that Snead could be so fearless was that he had come to the realization that, contrary to NFL orthodoxy, the draft wasn’t the be-all, end-all of teambuilding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Measured in volatility, the S&P 500 over that period has been less “risky,” just as Wall Street orthodoxy would suggest.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country,” Justice Gorsuch wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
But there is no shortage of evangelists who will point to Musk's staggering ability to raise money, challenge orthodoxy and prove his doubters wrong.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
The Honorable Judge Edmund Harrison of Maryland issued a warrant for his arrest, accusing him of “promulgating an infernal orthodoxy that imperils the fabric of good society.”
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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She should read labels, mistrust mysterious additives, interrogate old nutritional orthodoxies and learn to distinguish “real” food from whatever came before it.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
I don’t generally cling to old beliefs, I tend to admire those who have dissented against prevailing orthodoxies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
One by one, the authors attempt to demolish the orthodoxies of space enthusiasts.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
Old orthodoxies should be shattered, rivals dented and establishment egos bruised in pursuit of a project external-link that justified it all.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2024
We have broken old orthodoxies that once confined our counterterrorism efforts primarily to the criminal justice domain.
From National Strategy for Combating Terrorism September 2006 by National Security Council (U.S.)
Vocabulary lists containing orthodoxy
"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay
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