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Noun
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To do so, the party will have to find an antidote for party insularity syndrome.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Tomkins was witness to the art world losing its old insularity and museum shows becoming celebrity gatherings and status symbols.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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To dismiss animism as ignorant, superstitious, or atavistic is to partake in modern parochialism, and this serves the interests of those who, like the tree’s killers, delight in destroying life.—
Colin Cepuran,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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But what once provided insulation is now likely fostering parochialism.—
Harry G. Broadman,
Forbes.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Appellate Court, however, affirmed his conviction on pleas of guilty of second-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree threatening and third-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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Smaller instances of religious bigotry abounded as well.—
David Mislin,
The Conversation,
27 Apr. 2026
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The federation also noted several actions and campaigns that have been taking place in Spain, with the participation of the government and other soccer entities, against intolerance and discrimination in sports.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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For people with certain diseases or gluten intolerance, eating can feel treacherous — one where the consequences aren’t always immediate, but can linger for hours or even days.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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By staying so close to black metal’s core sound, Marchenko does more to undermine the dogmatism—both racial and aesthetic—of Vikernes and his ilk than a more obviously experimental project might.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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But for the audience the scariest revelation in the conversation isn’t his dogmatism.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Attempts to resolve ecological responsibility through strict localism often risk sliding into cultural provincialism or nationalist enclosure—fantasies of purity that ignore how deeply entangled our lives already are.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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This provincialism was identified as such and condemned by Merlin Klee, who had been a Freedom Rider as well as a Catholic before joining the community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Insularism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insularism. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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