liberal

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By 1987, amid the liberal reforms under Mikhail Gorbachev, Natalia Rubinstein was in London reading BBC news bulletins instead of just listening to them.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen from the liberal Venstre party could emerge as a consensus figure, as could Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen of the centre-right Moderates.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

More broadly, Chávez is an important figure in multiple California curricula and serves as a Latino and liberal icon in a Democratic state.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

That’s not because he was a right-winger; Clint Eastwood, still as reactionary as ever, retains the respect of his more liberal peers for his consistently high-quality output.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

I hope he may long continue to feel all the value of such a reconciliation.—He is a very liberal thanker, with his thousands and tens of thousands.—‘Happier than I deserve.’

From "Emma" by Jane Austen