traditions

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And the traditions that have spent the longest time thinking about them are precisely the ones that our secular age spent the last century trying to leave behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The dinosaur's name honors the traditions of the Aonikenk people, the southernmost group of the Indigenous Tehuelche peoples of Patagonia.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

In Anaheim, St. Catherine’s Academy combines Catholic boys’ K-8 education and military traditions, having its beginnings in a girls school, later an orphanage, and, in 1924, a military school.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

"He was among the first to promote the concept of food sovereignty and defend the right to quality food for everyone, enhancing the link between identity, territory and traditions," she said.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

These scales are often borrowed from Non-western traditions, but are then used in ways typical of Western music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones