orthodoxy
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In the late 1950s, the party accused him of failing to uphold Maoist orthodoxy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Measured in volatility, the S&P 500 over that period has been less “risky,” just as Wall Street orthodoxy would suggest.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
But there is no shortage of evangelists who will point to Musk's staggering ability to raise money, challenge orthodoxy and prove his doubters wrong.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
“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
Talking to her, he realized how easy it was to present an appearance of orthodoxy while having no grasp whatever of what orthodoxy meant.
From "1984" by George Orwell
She should read labels, mistrust mysterious additives, interrogate old nutritional orthodoxies and learn to distinguish “real” food from whatever came before it.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Though Leibowitz toppled bond-market orthodoxies early in his career, he valued the wisdom of his predecessors and advised young people to ask old-timers for the rationales behind their time-tested methods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
One by one, the authors attempt to demolish the orthodoxies of space enthusiasts.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
What Field admired was Powell's willingness to challenge his own party's leadership and orthodoxies - even if it effectively removed him from office.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024
It is a tempting paradox, and, in so far as it is true, it is a defence of all the orthodoxies that have ever existed.
From The Book of This and That by Robert Lynd
Vocabulary lists containing orthodoxy
"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay
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