liberal

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By 1987, amid the liberal reforms under Mikhail Gorbachev, Natalia Rubinstein was in London reading BBC news bulletins instead of just listening to them.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen from the liberal Venstre party could emerge as a consensus figure, as could Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen of the centre-right Moderates.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

More broadly, Chávez is an important figure in multiple California curricula and serves as a Latino and liberal icon in a Democratic state.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

And during oral arguments in January, both the liberal and conservative flanks of the court expressed doubts in the government’s claim that Trump could oust Cook on the basis of an unproven allegation.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

But despite his aversion to money and conspicuous consumption, Chris’s political leanings could not be described as liberal.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer