doctrine
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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
It did not explicitly invoke the unitary executive theory, but its fealty to the doctrine was clear.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
The doctrine does not prohibit all private benefit, he said, only what the federal tax code calls “impermissible” private benefit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
In the past the need for a hierarchical form of society had been the doctrine specifically of the High.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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Military leaders, governments and defense companies disagree on whether to call the current developments a revolution that warrants a complete overhaul of existing doctrines.
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
From Monroe to Donroe, foreign policy doctrines matter to US presidents.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
Early medieval Jews, both in Spain and in Babylon, were wed firmly to Aristotle’s doctrines.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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