traditionalist
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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
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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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