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Adjective
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Marianne Boruch Old Passports a poem James Walton Centrist Dads Unreformed The vast social world of Andrew O’Hagan’s new novel is designed to pose a challenge to good liberal values.—
The New York Review of Books,
The New York Review of Books,
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The administration has accused USAID’s programs of being wasteful and promoting a liberal agenda.—
Ellen Knickmayer and Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Castro could see outfield at-bats against lefties, but he’s always been better batting left-handed.—
Dan Hayes,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Story would’ve batted somewhere at the top of the lineup, but after him the Red Sox probably would have had to bat Wong fifth or sixth just to break up all the lefties.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Ross exclaimed in a short reactionary clip, mocking 50.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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In this framing, returning the marbles would be reactionary and nationalist; retaining them is progressive and cosmopolitan.—
Ralph Leonard,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Many far more prominent Republicans than McCarthy spent that February weekend accusing Democrats of allowing communists to infiltrate the government.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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Miller wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the U.S. government persecuted people of being communists.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And there’s something deceptively progressive in those stories.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Setting up your trusts in states that are leaders in modifying trust laws in progressive ways to address tax law and other changes from the inception of the trust can prove advantageous for the reasons illustrated in the preceding paragraph.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Ramdin is running to replace current Secretary General Luis Almagro, the former Uruguayan former minister whose leadership style and outspokenness on socialists governments in Venezuela and Nicaragua, have earned him both criticism and praise.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton play the titular socialists and Jack Nicholson shows up to play Eugene O’Neill (offering an unintentional preview of Something’s Gotta Give).—
Kevin Lincoln,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Experts said other groups beyond faith institutions could follow Metropolitan’s lead at a time when hate and anti-government extremist groups are on the rise and some conservative organizations are stepping up efforts to dismantle civil rights policies and laws.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Together, Vance's actions amounted to an astonishing intervention in European politics that was swiftly condemned by top officials, including Germany's conservative leader and likely next chancellor.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Glinda Pink Several actresses looked pretty in pink on the red carpet, including Millie Bobby Brown, Fran Drescher, Sofia Carson and Glinda herself, Ariana Grande!—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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From the label’s spring 2025 couture collection, the dress is a swirl of grays, pinks and blues with a floor-dragging hem.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Leftist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftist. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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