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doctrine

[dok-trin] / ˈdɒk trɪn /


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But the decree represents a significant loosening of decades-old communist doctrine.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Beginning with tobacco, they refitted the dusty doctrine as a battering ram and swung it at guns, lead paint, opioids and oil companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

District Judge Indira Talwani ruled on the states’ case, blocking the order from taking effect after finding it is unconstitutional and in violation of the Constitution’s separation of powers doctrine.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

Recent polls have found that a majority of Americans support the doctrine — 69% according to a Quinnipiac University poll.

From Salon Jul. 1, 2026

Questioning the Aristotelian doctrine was tantamount to questioning God’s existence.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

In the two decades since, Purcell has become one of election law’s most invoked doctrines.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

The way wars are fought is changing fast, as new technologies upend military doctrines on everything from procurement to executing operations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Florian Galleri, a historian specialising in contemporary military studies and nuclear doctrines, also warned that Macron would have to tread carefully, pointing to his low approval ratings one year before the end of his presidency.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

We have built legal doctrines that reward escalation.

From Slate Jan. 25, 2026

The new doctrines arose partly because of the accumulation of historical knowledge, and the growth of the historical sense, which had hardly existed before the nineteenth century.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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