politic
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You can see something similar in the body politic, when the sudden appearance of something new and confusing kicks societal defenses into overdrive.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
All of this is a horror show for our body politic.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Social media and AI harm the body politic in ways Tocqueville and Lincoln couldn’t possibly foresee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The body politic wages war against itself in Shakespeare’s tragedy, and the all-out battle makes for a gripping spectacle in Griffith Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Through The Mecca I saw that we were, in our own segregated body politic, cosmopolitans.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Vocabulary lists containing politic
Grade 9, List 4
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The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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Much Ado About Nothing
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