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philosophy

[fi-los-uh-fee] / fɪˈlɒs ə fi /


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But Hao’s philosophy is all about creating a persona for his client that meets some media-approved standard of cool and follows a pop-psychological approach to dating.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

These aspects of his career, while usually mentioned as footnotes to his artistic output, are indispensable to understanding his philosophy as a painter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Widdecombe was born in Bath, Somerset, in 1947 and went on to study Latin at Birmingham University, then philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Dodgers third base coach Dino Ebel’s philosophy when it came to his baseball-obsessed sons was straightforward: the major-league players they grew up around were their coaches.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Carte'sian, relating to the philosophy of Descartes: a French philosopher of the 17th century.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton

While there are other AI behemoths — including Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and others — OpenAI’s tension with Anthropic is telling because it stems from their shared origins and different philosophies.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2026

The two have been vocal in their criticism of each other's business models and philosophies.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

Their coaches have blended some ancient principles with contemporary schemes and philosophies.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

Perhaps apply the philosophies of all those “New Year, New You” mindfulness coaches to breaking news or can’t-miss promises designed to manipulate emotions to slip past our logical safeguards.

From Salon Jan. 21, 2026

SABIO, BEX: Was she solving equations every five seconds and rattling off all incredible philosophies?

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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