conservative

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Shaw heads the elected Board of Education for Chino Valley Unified in San Bernardino County, a diverse but substantially conservative inland portion of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Pamela Whitten, Thomas took issue with bias response teams, organizations that provide resources for students suffering from discrimination on campus and that have drawn the ire of legal conservative groups over the past few years.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

“It’s become a sinister tradition at every public gathering,” Paris conservative Senator Agnès Evren, said on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Between 2005 and 2024, it added, "Chinese firms received on average three to eight times more government support than firms based in the OECD, a conservative estimate."

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The couple decided to move to Johann’s hometown of Nuremberg, a smaller and more conservative city, where Maria helped Johann establish an engraving and publishing firm.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman