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Recent Examples of secularism
But the fallout from Paty’s killing reinforced the French state’s commitment to freedom of expression and its firm attachment to secularism in public life.
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Tom Nouvian and Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Assad’s regime was, rightly or wrongly, seen internationally as one of brutal secularism and relative interreligious tolerance.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
The country’s founder, in 1923, espoused secularism and is a hero to Izmirli (someone from Izmir), who are stereotypically more progressive than the rest of Turkey.
—Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
Instead, coalitional maneuvering, personal rivalries, and debates over federalism, secularism, and the allocation of resources took primacy.
—Paul Staniland, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2024
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Tom Nouvian and Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Assad’s regime was, rightly or wrongly, seen internationally as one of brutal secularism and relative interreligious tolerance.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
The country’s founder, in 1923, espoused secularism and is a hero to Izmirli (someone from Izmir), who are stereotypically more progressive than the rest of Turkey.
—Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
Instead, coalitional maneuvering, personal rivalries, and debates over federalism, secularism, and the allocation of resources took primacy.
—Paul Staniland, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for secularism
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“Secularism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secularism. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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