doctrine

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None of this has moved the Supreme Court, which has shown no interest in revisiting the validity of the doctrine.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Neither of them made any substantive changes to core Roman Catholic doctrine, but when you’re the bishop of Rome and the head of the world’s largest single religious denomination, practice matters more than theory.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Suno claims it trained its model based on the doctrine of fair use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

He paid tribute to the quality of the speeches made on the basis of personal opinion rather than party political doctrine.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

His most famous student, Alexander the Great, spread the doctrine as far east as India before Alexander’s untimely death in 323 BC.

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