orthodoxy

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“But the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country.”

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

If appointed cabinet secretary, Dame Antonia is not a civil servant who would hide in the shadows and her supporters say she is a "disrupter" who can challenge Whitehall orthodoxy.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

It’s a break with decades of Beijing’s orthodoxy that China’s economic success depended on selling low-cost goods to American consumers and building its technological might with U.S. money and know-how.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

But others buck the orthodoxy, arguing that the candidates need to show they have a message that resonates with Californians.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

From 1538 the new understanding of earth and water as making up a single sphere became an orthodoxy among both Protestant and Catholic astronomers.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton