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conservatism

[kuhn-sur-vuh-tiz-uhm] / kənˈsɜr vəˌtɪz əm /


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For a body known for its conservatism, the warnings it contained were stark: “A major equity market correction could have larger economic consequences today than in the past.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

Asked where he now sits on a spectrum between Cameron-era conservatism and Trump-era populism, Hilton rejected the framing, arguing that both were political movements that did not define him "personally".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Yet Mr. Trump makes a distinction between conservatism and common sense.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Kim, who in 2020 was one of the first Korean American women elected to Congress, does vote to advance Trump policies, but her biography is more consistent with an earlier era of conservatism.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Egyptian art alternates between conservatism and innovation, but is never static.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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