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liberal

[lib-er-uhl, lib-ruhl] / ˈlɪb ər əl, ˈlɪb rəl /






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Martina Bergman Osterberg was a powerhouse liberal, a college owner and principal who strategically and scientifically set out to build "physically perfect" women before dispatching them to teach and create more in their likeness.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

For these pseudo-historians, complicating Odysseus was another liberal assault on Homer’s tale.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: There has been a lot of misunderstanding about exactly what the liberal justices did in B.P.J., and I want to clear that up.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

In Sacramento and across liberal California, Siebel Newsom’s ideas on women and gender are relatively mainstream.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Like Clarkebury, Healdtown was a mission school of the Methodist Church, and provided a Christian and liberal arts education based on an English model.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Five justices — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, along with the three liberals — upheld the constitutionality of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause.

From Salon Jul. 1, 2026

The TV show “The West Wing” defined a generation of liberals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

In 1973, Tom Bradley became L.A.’s. first Black mayor by assembling Black, Jewish, white and Latino liberals into a coalition that ended decades of conservative white rule at City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

Dahlia Lithwick: This result was a surprise: Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett joined the three liberals for that 5–4 vote to simply dismiss the case.

From Slate May 23, 2026

“The liberals and the conservatives are both right in a sense,” McLanahan said.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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