conservative
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“There was a lot of hype, because he was different, loud and provocative,” said Murphy, a conservative who has advised former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and many other Republicans.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Bernardo Pachas said Tuesday that "it could take anywhere from two weeks to the end of the month" to know whether conservative Keiko Fujimori or leftist Roberto Sanchez had won.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Some schools also could take a more conservative approach to valuation and intentionally undervalue their positions given that pre-IPO investors are often restricted from selling their shares for a period after a company goes public.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
A conservative colleague had warned him not to file the bill, Murphy told ProPublica, recalling the man’s words: “I can no longer protect you from who’s going to come after you.”
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Back home in Africa, my parents would have considered themselves conservative.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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