conformist
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But if, like me, you think today’s media is somehow unprecedentedly conformist, consider 2022’s “City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington” by Kathryn J. McGarr.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
In the 1960s, political scientist Richard Hofstadter wrote that America had periodically been swept by waves of conformist anti-intellectualism:
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025
Nora may be disappointed that her daughter is making such conformist choices, but Emmy sees no reason why the mother she never knew should feel entitled to shape her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
"Attending a concert is a mix of bragging rights, being a conformist and being part of the scene," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2024
I just can’t be a conformist like most of the girls on the team.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
"The process is inherently driven by appreciators pulling the conformists upward, but not the other way around," says Dr. Snitkovsky.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
First, second and third class travel was provided for conformists, and another section with the same classes for non-conformists.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2023
Teams that win tend to have a GM who doesn’t ride with conformists.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
When one is modern or ahead of their time, inevitably one provokes or creates scandals because society insists that we conform or be conformists.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2022
I go to school with a bunch of conformists.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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