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as in dissident
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
one of the few colonies to tolerate nonorthodox religious beliefs
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as in liberal
not bound by traditional ways or beliefs
a nonorthodox approach to teaching music
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Politics Trump won’t punish Saudi Arabia or its crown prince for killing of dissident journalist Nov. 20, 2018 Saudi Arabia does, however, rely predominantly on U.S.-made weapons and defense systems, which could be a part of the investment.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
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The most significant package came in February 2024, when Biden announced over 500 new sanctions against Moscow, prompted both by the invasion and the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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This Carter button, in the campaign’s signature green, summed up their politically balanced ticket: Deep South partnered with far North, appealing to liberal and conservative Democrats alike.—
Bill Marsh,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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South Korea’s conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol — weakened after the liberal opposition retained control in an April election -– astonished the country by declaring martial law in a late-night announcement on Dec. 3.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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Two of this year’s contenders hope to chart an unconventional path.—
Kyle Buchanan,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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In Nobody Wants This, an agnostic podcast host and an unconventional rabbi on the rebound walk into a party.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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In matters of texture, cotton, knits, and compelling fabrics arrived in the form of modern corsetry, slick pantsuits, and boisterous dresses in assorted hues.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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Davidson purchased the southwest corner lot and is planning a house, which will cost in the neighborhood of $4,000 and be modern in every respect.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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In the dissenting view, the star collapses to the edge of the event horizon and then hovers there, or rebounds and explodes.—
Corey S. Powell,
Discover Magazine,
26 Feb. 2015
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The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
3 June 2022
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Neither wanted to talk to IndieWire about the rapidly rising controversy (Leone didn’t respond to our request either), but their progressive views have been readily visible online for months.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 Feb. 2025
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The energetic resistance movement that emerged to oppose Mr. Trump’s 2016 election — and that delivered Democrats the House in a 2018 landslide — made progressive aspirations for racial and gender equity seem more within reach.—
Shane Goldmacher,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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The third take on the premise in four months, the spot was among the most glaring moments when the night seemed like a celebration less of the entire show than of its catchiest contemporary material.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2025
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This year’s lineup promises an extraordinary mix of musical icons and contemporary trailblazers.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
17 Feb. 2025
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His music and message remain fueled by his radical impulses, along with his lifelong obsession with rock, folk, and hip-hop.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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But once police buildings started burning in 2020, the bar for genuinely radical symbolism raised exponentially.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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