doctrine
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More broadly, the case illustrates how a threshold doctrine can determine events on the ground before a court ever reaches the underlying question of governmental power.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Confirmation is meant to bring recipients closer to God and “imprints on the soul an indelible spiritual mark,” according to the Vatican’s official guide to its doctrine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The doctrine at the center of all this has a name: the Purcell principle, a term coined by Slate contributor Richard L. Hasen after a 2006 case, Purcell v.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
But the decree represents a significant loosening of decades-old communist doctrine.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Its rulers are not held together by blood ties but by adherence to a common doctrine.
From "1984" by George Orwell
New technologies, including drones and AI-guided autonomous systems, are rapidly transforming warfare and challenging traditional military doctrines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
New technologies are upending military doctrines on everything from procurement to executing operations, writes Yaroslav Trofimov.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Florian Galleri, a historian specialising in contemporary military studies and nuclear doctrines, also warned that Macron would have to tread carefully, pointing to his low approval ratings one year before the end of his presidency.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
The writ of habeas corpus, as powerful as it is—and it is—has become more and more difficult to use thanks to layers of legal doctrines lately.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2026
These two doctrines existed in uneasy harmony, although I did not then see them as antagonistic.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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