as in small
not broad or open in views or opinions
the parochial pastimes of the people in that rural farm town
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Uniforms were only associated with parochial and private schools until the late 1980s, but public schools began piloting them as well, allowing plaid’s influence in American classrooms to spread.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
The United States would not be a normal great power, seeking parochial gains in an anarchic world.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2021
Under Jiang and Hu, bureaucrats could leverage their leaders’ sense of vulnerability to advance their own parochial interests by pressuring their bosses to adopt particular policies.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 Apr. 2023
In June 2022, Burrill’s bishop, William Callahan, appointed Burrill the parochial administrator of a parish in La Crosse, Wis.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
The United States would not be a normal great power, seeking parochial gains in an anarchic world.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2021
Under Jiang and Hu, bureaucrats could leverage their leaders’ sense of vulnerability to advance their own parochial interests by pressuring their bosses to adopt particular policies.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 Apr. 2023
In June 2022, Burrill’s bishop, William Callahan, appointed Burrill the parochial administrator of a parish in La Crosse, Wis.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
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His priorities include veterans’ rights, advocating for small businesses, protecting the border and education, according to his campaign website. AD-64 includes a portion of Los Angeles County and La Habra in Orange County.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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Researchers trained rats to jog on a treadmill To scientifically measure that observation, researchers captured two dozen vampire bats from Belize and trained them to use a small treadmill typically used to measure the metabolic rates of rats.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Despite the emotional celebration, the Raptors’ Global Ambassador still had some petty energy to put into the air.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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There is a long tradition of petty smuggling in the region.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2020, her poll showed Trump with a large lead in Iowa while others expected a narrow race or even a Biden win.Linh Ta, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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In that race, the popular vote split between Bush and Gore by a very small margin — much narrower than in 2016.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Cassuto critiques the insular nature of most academic writing, which can be inaccessible to outsiders and, thus, not read.Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Today, Said’s views have achieved a kind of Pyrrhic victory within the academic humanities, where politically engaged criticism is both the norm and, not coincidentally, more insular and detached from public life than ever.Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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The city held the top spot on a real-time list of the world’s most polluted cities on Sunday after recording its highest-ever pollution reading of 1900 near the Pakistan-India border on Saturday, based on data released by the provincial government and Swiss group IQAir.Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Among others, on July 27, 2018, the DRC High Military Court upheld the conviction of 11 men, including a provincial deputy, found guilty in December 2017 of crimes against humanity for the rape of dozens of young children and girls and for murders in the village of Kavumu, 25 km from Bukavu.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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World & Nation Fears of sectarian tensions rise in Lebanon as Israel expands strikes Oct. 18, 2024 Her brother was born when Mhaibib and other villages in southern Lebanon were under Israeli occupation.Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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The destruction of Shiite towns and cities, and the likely sectarian tensions that will follow the war, mean that the whole of the Shiite community in Lebanon will need Hezbollah’s assistance and what remains of its social institutions to provide in the absence of state capacity.Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
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Be warned, though: make some extra room in your suitcase for souvenirs, because this little city has a whole lot to offer.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Last month, the White House confirmed that North Korea—a country with few allies and little money—had sent thousands of soldiers to join Russia in its war against Ukraine.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Parochial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parochial. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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