paternalistic
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At the same time, a justified pushback has grown against the one-size-fits-all and sometimes paternalistic advice public health hands out, especially to pregnant women.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
"They're preying on people who have maybe a bit sympathetic, slightly paternalistic view of Down syndrome," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Herzl found Rothschild paternalistic and overly timid, “a decent, good-natured, faint-hearted man, who utterly fails to understand the matter,” as he wrote in his diary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
There’s lots of paternalistic Daddy talk these days that centers on the need to “protect the American people.”
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2025
Lawes ran his prison in a paternalistic way that had a warmth we would not recognize today.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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