as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas
felt like a Colonel Blimp when it came to how his grandchildren communicated with each other
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Since 2015, the Supreme Court has skewed conservative, as Donald Trump appointed three judges during his first presidential term.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
3 Feb. 2025 -
Berlin, Germany Reuters — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control with the help of the far right.—
Reuters,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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For Williams, the Hornets netted rookie shooter Dalton Knecht, veteran small forward Cam Reddish, the right to swap first-round picks with the Lakers in 2030 and the Lakers’ unprotected 2031 first-round pick.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Feb. 2025
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At a recent school board meeting, Ray Joachim’s salary as an assistant instructor for veterans’ training class was increased to $250 per month.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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In the fossil, the hard-to-digest bits of sea lily were encompassed in chalk.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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These types of fossils are known technically as regurgitalites.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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With his piano-pounding performances, wild vocals, bouffant hair and makeup, Little Richard burst onto the musical scene in the 1950s and shook up the stuffed shirts with a string of his hit songs that got both black and white people dancing.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
9 May 2020
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Karen Knorr’s photos of the private members’ clubs of London in the early 1980s are full of stuffed shirts wearing gleaming brogues.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
25 Feb. 2020
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“Colonel Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Colonel%20Blimp. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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