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traditionalist

[truh-dish-uhn-uhl-ist] / trəˈdɪʃ ən əl ɪst /




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In 2004, Mr. Nordlinger wrote an article in National Review in which he called Indian-Americans “entrepreneurial, hard-working, striving, traditionalist, family-oriented, religious, assimilationist, patriotic”—therefore natural GOP voters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“As a traditionalist, sentimentally it’s difficult to see the timing and structure of the Triple Crown being adjusted,” Aron Wellman, president of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, which co-owns Journalism, said in a phone interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Francis's papacy heralded several reforms to the Catholic Church, but on many of its teachings, he was a traditionalist.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

As a stock-and-bond traditionalist who hasn’t yet used the firm’s services, I have questions.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025

Instead, they have kept their traditionalist beliefs, and their churches have even attracted new members from among the well-off.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

During the 1960s and 1970s, fraternities fell out of favor as members came to be seen as square, boring traditionalists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The artificiality of all this, however, has pitted him against traditionalists who believe in the ocean's ability to self-heal.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

For years, soccer traditionalists worried a halftime show would unnecessarily “Americanize” the tournament.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Tribalists and traditionalists have controlled the terms of the battle, one by simplifying, the other by denying, the way privilege has shaped our compound selves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

But be aware that some traditionalists still take a narrow view of hopefully.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner


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