heretical
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While such comparisons might seem heretical, Chinese carmakers have shown an ability to surprise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
Evolutionary theory is no longer heretical, Galileo has been issued a hall pass to heaven, and quite a few sincere if entirely inadequate apologies have been issued, mostly to people long dead.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
That view isn’t especially heretical among some Fed watchers, given disagreements about the role the Fed’s balance sheet plays in the markets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025
It was branded as heretical by Puritan authorities.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025
In the old days he had hidden a heretical mind beneath an appearance of conformity.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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