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school of thought

[skool uhv thawt] / ˈskul əv ˈθɔt /




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According to this school of thought, his main qualification was a lack thereof.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

Second, the Fed’s deeply embedded policy framework is built around risk management, rather than any single inflation measure or economic school of thought.

From MarketWatch May 22, 2026

There is a school of thought among some fans that a good season is one where your team still has plenty to play for come April.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

Another school of thought might be called “SEO is dead,” as many business headlines have proclaimed, or at least vastly diminished.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

He was a member of the Eleatic school of thought, whose founder, Parmenides, held that the underlying nature of the universe was changeless and immobile.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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