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narrow-minded

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


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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

The art world was dismissing the popular reception of Photorealism with a similarly narrow-minded explanation: Ordinary people, whose experience was being represented, liked it.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2024

That friction resulted in growth and development for herself and the narrow-minded people around her.

From Salon Mar. 3, 2024

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

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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