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as in clerical
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as in older
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Recent Examples of patriarchal
In William Friedkin’s 1972 original, science and modern medicine are completely powerless to dent the demon who has possessed the innocent victim, leaving it up to the patriarchal Catholic Church to take on Pazuzu (and forge its own Reaganomics).
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David Colman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Now, Swift hopes to inspire women to fight their wealth in a patriarchal world.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
As something of an outsider, Shula (who lives in another country and has only just returned to Zambia) participates in the family’s traditions while keenly discerning their enforcement of patriarchal power, which includes codes of silence.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Premiering a year before Broad City on Comedy Central was Inside Amy Schumer, a sketch show that skewered patriarchal expectations.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
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David Colman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Now, Swift hopes to inspire women to fight their wealth in a patriarchal world.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
As something of an outsider, Shula (who lives in another country and has only just returned to Zambia) participates in the family’s traditions while keenly discerning their enforcement of patriarchal power, which includes codes of silence.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Premiering a year before Broad City on Comedy Central was Inside Amy Schumer, a sketch show that skewered patriarchal expectations.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriarchal
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The doctor examining it quickly responded, thinking there must have been a clerical error: The packet didn’t include a biopsy to support the 2009 diagnosis.J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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The election certification process—which used to be a routine clerical task—has been politicized in recent years by Trump's baseless election fraud claims.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Pope Francis's stop in East Timor is part of his ongoing apostolic journey across four countries between Sept. 2 and Sept. 13.Timothy H.J. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2024
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Viganò was recalled as U.S. ambassador, or apostolic nuncio, in 2016.Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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The age this particular persona is supposed to represent remains ambiguous in the scene, but the Jackal uses a cane and maintains a sense of frailty in his body, both of which contribute to another visual iteration of geriatric Redmayne.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
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According to a statement from the zoo, 55-year-old Patti — who was considered geriatric compared to the 36.7-year median life expectancy of hippos living in human care — was reluctant to move out of her pool on Saturday, Nov. 9, and appeared lethargic.Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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Finally, Moses washes Aaron and his sons and actually dresses them in their priestly garments (29:4–9).Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024
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His priestly education continued with graduate-level study in philosophy, theology, and international development at Fordham.Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
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However, for those who are very young, elderly or have health problems, the temperature shouldn't dip below 68 degrees, WHO adds.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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And This Guy was in jail, having pleaded guilty to assault with serious bodily injury as well as neglect of an elderly or disabled person.Bellamy Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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This counters the hypothesis that Çatalhöyük was a matriarchal society with a priestess class, as that should result in material evidence of quality-of-life differences.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024
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She’s previously described her last album, Preacher’s Daughter, as the first of a trilogy, with the next two albums set to explore the psyches of the matriarchal line of the fictional Cain family.James Factora, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
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Set in the halls of the Vatican against the backdrop of a papal conclave, the film stars Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence, a man of faith tormented by personal doubts, and delves inside the secretive power struggles within the Church.Robert Lang, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
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The sportiest pope of recent decades was Pope John Paul II (1979-2005), a keen skier and swimmer who continued to hit the slopes after his election and even built an Olympic swimming pool in the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo.George Ramsay, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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The front-runner in the race for top Republican on the panel appears to be Foxx, the outgoing chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and a senior member of the House Republican conference.Emily Brooks, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
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Han faced strong backlash from his own party for openly supporting impeachment without consulting senior members of the party enough ahead of his announcement last week.Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Patriarchal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriarchal. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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