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[kreed] / krid /


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Instead of suffering through that, I watched people of every imaginable race, creed, sexual orientation and color enjoying life.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

The first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, defined America as dedicated to the Declaration’s creed that all men are created equal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

That creed is certainly still part of the ideological atmosphere in this country, but multiple generations of Americans since the 1960s have grown up surrounded by contrary evidence.

From Salon May 31, 2026

And long before Elon Musk put his brilliant, unnerving innovator’s creed to work, a different industry pioneer dragged the world’s entire manufacturing sector into the era of mass production, creating shock waves again and again.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

The effort to separate ourselves whether by race, creed, color, religion, or status is as costly to the separator as to those who would be separated.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

Judaism has its creeds and values, but the Jewish people are anything but a consensus-minded group of true believers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

For decades Auroville held fast to its lofty ideals as a self-governing haven for yoga enthusiasts and seekers of spiritual freedom of "all creeds and nationalities".

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

The phrase, of disputed origin, is used to suggest a commonality between people of all creeds and races, a suggestion that people are all the same under the skin.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2025

It uses a notoriously vague and bureaucratic 14-factor test, which includes things like regular worship services, established creeds, and an ordained clergy.

From Slate May 22, 2025

I watched him closely that night, and to me it seemed he was trying to live in both worlds, to be a loyal adherent to all creeds.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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