as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
the left wing has lost considerable influence in the party, which is now aggressively courting political moderates
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But the Harris campaign’s momentum has blunted the power of antiwar voices of the Democratic Party’s left wing to force a shift in U.S. policy.
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Andrew Payne, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Back then, the people in charge of the shuttle program weren't aware of the damage to the leading edge of Columbia's left wing.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
In the House of Representatives, advocates of withdrawal included Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, the standard-bearer of the Democratic Party’s left wing, and Matt Gaetz of Florida, a Republican devotee of Trump.
—Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals’ left wing, is forty-one goals away from reaching Gretzky’s career goal-scoring record.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Payne, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Back then, the people in charge of the shuttle program weren't aware of the damage to the leading edge of Columbia's left wing.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
In the House of Representatives, advocates of withdrawal included Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, the standard-bearer of the Democratic Party’s left wing, and Matt Gaetz of Florida, a Republican devotee of Trump.
—Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals’ left wing, is forty-one goals away from reaching Gretzky’s career goal-scoring record.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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