as in bigotry
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
an ideological sectarianism that prevented the political party from ever being anything more than a fringe group
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The new rules Nor is bigotry a bar to high-level jobs elsewhere in the administration.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025 -
The series has several topical themes, including religious bigotry, opposing political views and bullying.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Wishing for McConnell People who have resented McConnell’s dogmatism and partisanship would wish him back if Scott were to succeed him as leader next year.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2024
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Playing a Good Hand George P. Shultz rescued the Reagan administration from its dogmatism.—
Robert W. Tucker,
Foreign Affairs,
9 July 2024
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British parochialism finds echoes on the other side of the Channel, where European leaders, as a group, failed to sell the European way of life to their people.—
Camille Pecastaing,
Foreign Affairs,
13 July 2016
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But his critics on the left, many of them of color, have long pointed out these very blind spots in his work—the parochialism of his politics and his reticence where Muslim, and particularly Palestinian, death and suffering were concerned.—
Parul Sehgal,
The New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2024
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Lactose Intolerance People with lactose intolerance cannot consume many types of dairy.—
Allison Herries,
Verywell Health,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Rise of a New Counterculture in College Despite the normalization of intolerance and a culture of fear, the picture on college campuses is becoming more complicated .—
Manu Meel,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Since the October 7th attacks in 2023, universities and college campuses have become front facing symbols for intolerance, illiberalism, and ideological echo chambers.—
Manu Meel,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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That lack of clarity and consensus in the face of increasing illiberalism and democratic backsliding weakens its position in the world, Sabanadze said.—
Ellen Ioanes,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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This is likely to reflect a never-ending game of unilateral pingpong, if the partisanship of presidential administrations continues to go back and forth.—
Meredith Conroy,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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And second, when vacant positions become politicized, as this administration seeks to do, partisanship is elevated over ability and truth, to the detriment of agency missions and the American people.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2025
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