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narrow-minded

[nar-oh-mahyn-did] / ˈnær oʊˈmaɪn dɪd /


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He said the paper had, despite partly moving with the times, "published countless judgemental, and narrow-minded stories" that were "clearly designed to undermine who we are and how we live our lives".

From BBC Feb. 5, 2026

Camara called criticism that she and other candidates were being allowed to run only to give the election a patina of authenticity a "narrow-minded view".

From Barron's Nov. 3, 2025

He said he feared that the two great powers, with their nuclear-powered militaries, could accidentally stumble into war, through a mix of excessive nationalism and a narrow-minded approach to competition around the world.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2024

To him, it's a "dated and narrow-minded view" that needs to be broken if the field wants to keep making progress.

From Salon Oct. 4, 2023

Mom and Dad liked to make a big point about never surrendering to fear or to prejudice or to the narrow-minded conformist sticks-in-the-mud who tried to tell everyone else what was proper.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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