epistemic

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Recent Examples of epistemic The interrogations of Laurence delve deep into her childhood, her family, her life in Paris, her academic ambitions, her relationship with the father of her child (an older and married white man), and her own epistemic relationship to the killing (including in relation to her Senegalese heritage). Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2022 The more obvious pattern uniting the likes of Covid denialist Alex Berenson, anti-vaccine advocate and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and election-denying Gateway Pundit publisher Jim Hoft is their epistemic closure. Rob Pegoraro, The New Republic, 7 July 2023 As Nguyen notes in this essay, two things are needed for cult thinking to bloom — epistemic bubbles combined with echo chambers — and social media has it in spades. Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 9 Mar. 2022 Some of us write about epistemic relativism, the view that truth can vary depending on the context. Kathleen Higgins, Scientific American, 5 Dec. 2016 See all Example Sentences for epistemic 
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Adjective
  • Additionally, humor activates the brain’s reward system, strengthening learning and emotional regulation, while fostering social connections that are crucial for long-term cognitive resilience.
    Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 11 Dec. 2024
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    Jillian Kubala, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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    Tina Gada, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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    Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Williamson said earlier this week that his hamstring is completely healed, but his mental state remains a work in progress.
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  • Sign up That Torrance pushed Vial and Eduardo to such mental anguish does not surprise immigrant-justice advocates.
    María Inés Taracena, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
Adjective
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    Kerry Washington, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The club plans to not only invest in the roster but also wants internal staff to appreciate the moment.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Putting them all together, there will be internal frustrations that come to the surface when we are being poked by something minor.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • American culture, society, and education broadly divides people into two separate intellectual camps from childhood: left brain thinkers adept at logic and math and right brained thinkers geared toward creativity.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Once the police have deposited Elwood in Nickel’s run-down barracks for Black inmates, Ross extends the dramatic force of his method while expanding its intellectual scope.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Epistemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epistemic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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