as in bigotry
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
an ideological sectarianism that prevented the political party from ever being anything more than a fringe group
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In addition to second-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias, other charges Steven and Troy Prinz face are: second-degree conspiracy to commit intimidation based on bigotry or bias; first-degree criminal mischief and first-degree conspiracy to commit criminal mischief, police said.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
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What followed Obama’s second term was the election of Donald Trump, who won the Presidency largely on anti-immigrant bigotry.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Wishing for McConnell People who have resented McConnell’s dogmatism and partisanship would wish him back if Scott were to succeed him as leader next year.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2024
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Playing a Good Hand George P. Shultz rescued the Reagan administration from its dogmatism.—
Robert W. Tucker,
Foreign Affairs,
9 July 2024
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British parochialism finds echoes on the other side of the Channel, where European leaders, as a group, failed to sell the European way of life to their people.—
Camille Pecastaing,
Foreign Affairs,
13 July 2016
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But his critics on the left, many of them of color, have long pointed out these very blind spots in his work—the parochialism of his politics and his reticence where Muslim, and particularly Palestinian, death and suffering were concerned.—
Parul Sehgal,
The New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2024
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Researchers from Yale analyzed the blood of 42 people who struggled with post-vaccination syndrome, which includes symptoms such as exercise intolerance, fatigue, brain fog, insomnia, and dizziness, according to Yale researchers.—
People Staff,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Working with an allergist is the best way to diagnose a potential strawberry allergy or intolerance.—
Corinne Savides Happel,
Verywell Health,
25 Feb. 2025
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Since the October 7th attacks in 2023, universities and college campuses have become front facing symbols for intolerance, illiberalism, and ideological echo chambers.—
Manu Meel,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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That lack of clarity and consensus in the face of increasing illiberalism and democratic backsliding weakens its position in the world, Sabanadze said.—
Ellen Ioanes,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Latino politicians, ironically, have matured to the point of being like other politicians: more focused on power and partisanship than on solving the problems of a community that has been clear about its priorities for decades.—
Mike Madrid,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration’s purges are, in one way, fulfillments of long-standing political projects: the old aims of small-government conservatism, updated for the age of slash-and-burn partisanship.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Sectarianism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sectarianism. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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