parochial

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His main example to demonstrate this on the right, as far as I can tell, is voucher systems, charter networks and parochial institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

“It was very parochial in Philadelphia, part Rust Belt and part ‘Sopranos,’ ” Witte said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

The outbreak, predictably, was especially bad in private and parochial schools with high numbers of unvaccinated students.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

He called the party "parochial, not political" and described them as a "party without a vision".

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

Of course, the audience up here at the Bronx “Y” will probably be a little parochial, but if I make good in the lecture, I might one day end up speaking down at the Lex.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole