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close-minded



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The joke is that Edna and her production staff are fundamentally close-minded.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2025

Between songs, the camera cut to Jackson, who took on the voice of white America and parroted things that close-minded critics might say about the first solo rap artist to perform at the Super Bowl.

From Salon Feb. 10, 2025

“I think a lot of that is people were so close-minded when it comes to things like that,” he said.

From Seattle Times Aug. 15, 2023

Letts fills the council seats with a gallery of petty tyrants, fading hangers-on and close-minded guardians of their own best interests.

From Washington Post Apr. 18, 2022

We may face a lot of close-minded people along the way.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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