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liberal

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






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Some call Douglas the most liberal justice ever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

He told BBC London: "We've got a really good liberal message: we care about the things you care about, and we're going to work really hard for you."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Tarlov, 42, has been a sturdy liberal counterweight at “The Five,” which averages 3.5 million viewers daily, according to Nielsen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

He also has admiring words for Robert F. Kennedy and his mix of conservative and liberal positions deployed in his 1968 campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Although I was to discover a core of sympathetic whites who became friends and later colleagues, most of the whites at Wits were not liberal or color-blind.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

In their coalition agreement for governing the city, the Social Democrats and liberals pledged to expand public toilet provision and examine whether public toilets could be made free for everyone.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

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

I could picture going up in flames copies of Dickens, Stevenson, Zola, Doyle, Shakespeare and many others—donations by white liberals appalled by the state of black education.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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