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creed

[kreed] / krid /


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That creed is certainly still part of the ideological atmosphere in this country, but multiple generations of Americans since the 1960s have grown up surrounded by contrary evidence.

From Salon May 31, 2026

People run their fingers over carved reliefs telling the rich story of a neighborhood, culture and creed, reflecting the folk art that has existed in South-Central since forever.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

“I’m not a farmer today, but I thought I would be. … I believe in the future of agriculture with a faith born not of words, but of deeds,” Porter said, repeating FFA’s creed.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

Some 14,200 were given out nationally for the 2021-22 school year, each disk sporting the same raised design and creed as the medal I received nearly 60 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

One of the tenets of Armstrong’s creed was that you can’t trust the role that doctors have assumed.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

For decades Auroville held fast to its lofty ideals as a self-governing haven for yoga enthusiasts and seekers of spiritual freedom of "all creeds and nationalities".

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

What makes Christianity work, and always has, is the gathering together of the faithful to worship in song and in recitation of ancient creeds affirming creation, sin, salvation, and the death and resurrection of Christ.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

The phrase, of disputed origin, is used to suggest a commonality between people of all creeds and races, a suggestion that people are all the same under the skin.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2025

Compromise and consensus — the animating creeds of our commonweal — have ebbed away.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2025

I watched him closely that night, and to me it seemed he was trying to live in both worlds, to be a loyal adherent to all creeds.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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