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[kuhn-sur-vuh-tiv] / kənˈsɜr və tɪv /




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Roberts is the only member of the conservative majority who doesn’t readily identify as an originalist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In 2012, he moved to the US from the UK and in 2017, he began a six-year stint hosting a television show on the conservative news network, Fox News.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 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

A more conservative allocation, such as 40% stocks and 60% bonds, generally prioritizes capital preservation over growth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Jomon Japan was a conservative miniature universe that maintained its isolation and changed surprisingly little over the course of 10,000 years—an island of stability in a fragile, rapidly changing contemporary world.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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