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purism

[pyoor-iz-uhm] / ˈpjʊər ɪz əm /




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“There’s no point of having some kind of a revolutionary purism that you should only preach to the choir. That would be completely pointless,” Malm said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2023

An expanded version of the album included some radical electronic remixes of songs that had been hand-played, signaling that Porridge Radio had no interest in guitar-band purism.

From New York Times May 18, 2022

Meanwhile, it says domestic purism should be promoted to lessen consumer demand for international flights.

From BBC Oct. 20, 2021

He picked pointless fights with his colleagues, lecturing them about his superior understanding of the law while flaunting his putative purism.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2020

Like them, he wanted professional success, public office, and the ordinary rewards of American life; and like them, he bears no trace of political or moral purism.

From The Promise of American Life by Herbert David Croly




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