secular

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Sometimes these efforts attempt to be positive; contemporary Christian music has long attempted to imitate secular chart success, but with a “Jesus loves you” message.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

We expect solar energy and cybersecurity companies to have strong secular earnings-growth tailwinds.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The most secular of Jews, Sondheim is now the subject of a biography in Yale University Press’ excellent Jewish Lives series.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Higher oil prices will cut short the previously expected economic acceleration, and so Goldman now favors stocks with secular rather than cyclical growth profiles.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Before he was to be ordained, he was made an attractive offer of secular employment, which—perhaps because he felt himself indifferently suited to an ecclesiastical career—he found himself accepting.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan