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Recent Examples of doctrinal
Some see him as Francis’ heir, while others see signs of doctrinal conservatism.
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Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
Cutting tank units isn’t just a doctrinal imperative, however.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
As ideological camps tussled before the conclave over whether to continue the inclusive agenda of the last pope, Francis, or return to a conservative doctrinal path, supporters had pitched then-Cardinal Prevost, 69, as a balanced alternative.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 9 May 2025
It is connected with popes tied with doctrinal authority and social teaching.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
Cutting tank units isn’t just a doctrinal imperative, however.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
As ideological camps tussled before the conclave over whether to continue the inclusive agenda of the last pope, Francis, or return to a conservative doctrinal path, supporters had pitched then-Cardinal Prevost, 69, as a balanced alternative.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 9 May 2025
It is connected with popes tied with doctrinal authority and social teaching.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrinal
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Seattle Seahawks Klint Kubiak’s hiring as offensive coordinator closes a gaping philosophical gap between coach Mike Macdonald, who wants to win the old-fashioned way, and 2024 coordinator Ryan Grubb, whose offense ranked fourth in pass rate on early downs, including when tied or leading.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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From Philosophy To Practice Translating philosophical inquiry into practical engineering remains one of the greatest challenges in AI development.—
Francis Hellyer,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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But while the main character’s mother in that movie was an antagonistic figure, Fatima’s parents are portrayed as kind, not dogmatic or ostentatiously pious.—
Jon Frosch,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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The idea is that these positive ideologies should be immune from dogmatic and authoritarian ways of thinking.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
12 May 2025
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This infrastructure and ideological influence spread even as the community obsessed over pictures of monkeys on a blockchain.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Wars are caused by ideological need for control, power and authority.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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Production and Future Outlook The AI Pro has progressed beyond the conceptual stage, with prototypes manufactured by Global Foundries in Dresden.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The initial development agreement for the town center was approved back in 2006, long before the project had a conceptual site plan.—
James Wilkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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For stock market investors, the equity risk premium is the theoretical excess return of stocks over risk-free assets to account for market risk.—
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CNBC,
19 May 2025
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Think of the 60 plus percentage rates advertised in the press as the ceiling or the theoretical maximum reimbursement rates.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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The only pontifical name that hasn't been used more than once is Peter, the name of the first pope, though there's no prohibition against doing so.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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Gregory and Benedict are also popular pontifical names with 16 and 15 uses, respectively,while Innocent and Leo come close behind with 13 uses each.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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“Doctrinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrinal. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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