conservative

Example Sentences

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Alarfaj said some conservative families have become more strict, taking up the slack as the state backs off of its enforcement of social restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was known for evolving from a conservative stance—hesitant to grant approvals—to finding new ways to push new drugs out faster.

From The Wall Street Journal

Slater’s departure was applauded by some, including Mike Davis, a conservative activist and lobbyist who had represented Hewlett Packard in antitrust negotiations.

From Barron's

Many young women in northern Nigeria's conservative Muslim city of Kano marry as early as 18.

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This island near the Statue of Liberty, dotted with large, detached houses and patchy bus service, is politically more conservative than New York's other four boroughs.

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