polemic
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These charming scenes show that championing one’s identity need not always be polemic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
But this is a work of history, not a polemic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
This usefully allows the material to be less of a period piece — because, happily for Sister Helen, her polemic is somewhat dated.
From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2023
His Glastonbury set opened with the angry, antagonistic Hate, followed quickly by Plastic, a polemic about the seductive but reductive allure of consumer culture.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2023
"Watch that temper, that's discipline, too. Learn to demolish your brotherly opponents with ideas, with polemic skill. The other is for our enemies. Save it for them. And go get some rest."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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