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liberal

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






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Nevertheless, Clark suggested a young person who may be feeling that an economy built on AI does not have a place for them should "develop a hobby" and pursue a liberal arts education.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Barrera heads the school board of San Diego Unified, the state’s second largest school district, serving an area with liberal leanings, but that is also politically diverse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Bass, an ex-US congresswoman and Democratic Party stalwart, had an unremarkable start to her stint at the helm of America's second biggest city, and seemed headed for a quasi-automatic re-election in the liberal city.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Most remarkable isn’t that our liberal values are again under attack, but how long and how firmly they have endured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

No record of the conversation exists, though Jefferson had already apprised Madison that he knew the Adamses well enough to expect “dispositions liberal and accommodating.”

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




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