politically correct

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Recent Examples of politically correct In this view, elites use bureaucratic and legal red tape to shield themselves from accountability and enforce politically correct speech norms to silence their critics. Jack Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019 The pro-tech media’s other adversaries are a constellation of government, corporate, and entertainment figures dubbed too reflexively anti-tech, too anti-growth, or too politically correct. Peter Rubin, Longreads, 1 Aug. 2024 Some of the things people, such as Sarah’s friends, say in the film are not politically correct. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2024 Suddenly, the Republicans were the spoilsports who couldn’t take the joke, a position stereotypically held by politically correct liberals. Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for politically correct 
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Adjective
  • Comparisons have been drawn to new teammate Tyrese Maxey, who also marries a positive and carefree attitude towards life off the court with an unquestionable work ethic on it.
    Johannes Sasay-Wada, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Coming out of college, Rattler’s arm strength was unquestionable.
    Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2024
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  • National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, who is also Maduro’s chief negotiator in dialogues with the U.S. government and the opposition coalition, insisted Maduro was the indisputable winner and described the opposition as violent fascists.
    Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2024
  • Unless a preliminary injunction is granted, Plaintiffs will suffer the indisputable irreparable harm of being unable to compete without risking forfeiting their antitrust claims.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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  • The draw of multiple artists and galleries from all over the continent (and the diaspora) is undeniable; however, this year’s edition showcased one of the fair’s constituent elements that has played a unique role in its growth: program diversity.
    Tobe Otuogbodor, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Peeling Paint The power of paint is undeniable — both positively and negatively.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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  • But for me, the main question isn’t necessarily the badness of the situation, which is incontestable.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
  • In recent decades, neuroscientists have wrenched this millennia-old question from the grip of philosophers, recognizing that the connection between neuronal activity and conscious experience is incontestable.
    Lindsey Laughlin, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
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  • All of this drama centers on one incontrovertible point: No pop star in recent memory has ever become as famous as fast as Chappell Roan.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Granted, technology itself isn’t incontrovertible: In a study published in the Journal of Mammalogy in 2018, Elbroch found that tracking produced more reliable estimates of mountain lion kill rates than computer models based on satellite data.
    Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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  • The DeSantis announcement is an indubitable win for Musk.
    Scott Nover, Quartz, 24 May 2023
  • There is all of a sudden one Way of Knowing which presents us with indubitable truths.
    Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2010
Adjective
  • Travelers sicked by the virus in Africa have tested positive for the version in Germany, India, Kenya, Sweden, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Heading into the selection show for this year’s NCAA Tournament, Franks was still positive.
    Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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  • There is a definite move happening toward using SAR satellites, said Juliana Suess, an associate with the German Institute for International and Security Affairs think tank based in Berlin.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Eastwood’s story runs on the bedrock of the unimpeachable, confident that there is a definite truth to be discovered about an event such as the killing of Kendall and that only malevolence or incompetence could prevent its discovery.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024

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“Politically correct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/politically%20correct. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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