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liberal

[lib-er-uhl, lib-ruhl] / ˈlɪb ər əl, ˈlɪb rəl /






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Justice Sonia Sotomayor penned a dissent joined by the other two liberal justices.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Its two members - Sydney MPs Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender - are from a group of independent MPs known as "teals" who share socially liberal values and want greater climate action.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Catholicism, with its social teachings, offered him a bridge between the flawed individualism of his youth and the cold systems-analysis of liberal academia.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

“For three days he wooed legislators with a liberal supply of food, drink, and greenbacks,” writes historian Maury Klein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

It underpinned the more difficult “quadrivium”—arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy— that students went on to learn; all seven subjects taken in toto being the so-called liberal arts.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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