doctrine
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Versace’s rock star rendering of the Virgin Mary offered people a new way of seeing her – one open to interpretation outside of doctrine.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
The insurers had alleged that they were shielded from antitrust liability under both California and federal law due to a certain legal doctrine.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
As inflation fell throughout the 1980s, the doctrine lost many adherents.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
This theory, codified in Cold War deterrence doctrine, held that matching force with roughly equal force would control the so-called escalation ladder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
P.J. liked going to Mass, serving as an altar boy for a time, but he didn’t find in church doctrine the answers to the philosophical questions he was already sorting through in his mind.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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