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ideology

[ahy-dee-ol-uh-jee, id-ee-] / ˌaɪ diˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌɪd i- /


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Reuniting with the South had always been a key, if increasingly unrealistic, part of the North's ideology until Kim abandoned it in 2024.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

“The labels are changing things... but it’s not clear yet if it’s changing the actual ideology of voters and elected officials,” Grose said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

“I think it’s been based on ideology, on a Walt Disney view of the world with Bambi, where you see human beings as inherently bad” for the environment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Atlantic writer Adam Serwer describes what happened in response to Operation Metro Surge as “neighborism,” the ideology that one should care for, and protect, one’s surrounding communities.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Most of the Scots were Protestants who embraced Calvin’s ideology.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Prevent was set up 20 years ago to try to identify future potential terrorists and intervene in their lives, often by challenging hateful ideologies such as far right extremism or support for jihadist violence.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Over time, he and his apostles took on various ideologies, dropping them for new ones as times changed and power beckoned.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

In contrast, the rigid ideologies of homogenous teams “constrain portfolio choice” and make it less likely that the funds will “adapt to novel or changing environments.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 12, 2026

European auteurs, such as Thomas Ostermeier and Ivo van Hove have had great success burning through the texts to reveal the visceral clashes of characters whose souls are on the line along with their ideologies.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2026

First, the achievement of the revolutionary generation was a collective enterprise that succeeded because of the diversity of personalities and ideologies present in the mix.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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