traditionalist
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He has been denounced as a champion of imperialism, a sentimental traditionalist, a shallow Christian apologist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Francis's papacy heralded several reforms to the Catholic Church, but on many of its teachings, he was a traditionalist.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
You ever go through a cranky traditionalist phase?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
As a stock-and-bond traditionalist who hasn’t yet used the firm’s services, I have questions.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
Instead, they have kept their traditionalist beliefs, and their churches have even attracted new members from among the well-off.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
For years, soccer traditionalists worried a halftime show would unnecessarily “Americanize” the tournament.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
The field would be watered down, the traditionalists protested.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Matthew wrote about the rulebreakers, experimentalists and traditionalists shaping the bagel industry today—read all about it below.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Pope Francis was often seen as a spontaneous progressive, who sometimes alienated Catholic traditionalists - for example in his restrictions on Latin Mass, which Pope Leo has eased.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Liberals and conservatives, traditionalists and reformers, white-collar officials and blue-collar miners, all remained loyal to him, not because they always agreed with him, but because the regent listened to and respected all different opinions.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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