school of thought
noun phrase
: a way of thinking
There are two main schools of thought on that topic.
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Maybe that school of thought will change if the line on the chart below continues to move in an upward direction.
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Stuart James, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
There's a school of thought that teams in this situation should simply prioritize the best guy available to maximize the chances of ending up with someone playable.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
Her approach also aligns with an executive leadership school of thought that emotional regulation—not suppression—drives performance and trust.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
There’s a certain school of thought that says no.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Amid the World Economic Forum’s confab in Davos, Switzerland—where coalition building and global cooperation are usually central themes—Trump unfurled a Western Hemisphere First school of thought that has roots in a Cold War understanding of geopolitical stasis.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Norwegian auteur Joachim Trier seems to adhere to that same school of thought, and his latest film is both a wonderful movie on its own and an even better one about making the damn things.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
One option includes a brief connection to a sixth-century school of thought and a lot of reading.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
The Toba catastrophe hypothesis was one prominent school of thought for many years.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
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Stuart James, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
There's a school of thought that teams in this situation should simply prioritize the best guy available to maximize the chances of ending up with someone playable.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
Her approach also aligns with an executive leadership school of thought that emotional regulation—not suppression—drives performance and trust.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
There’s a certain school of thought that says no.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Amid the World Economic Forum’s confab in Davos, Switzerland—where coalition building and global cooperation are usually central themes—Trump unfurled a Western Hemisphere First school of thought that has roots in a Cold War understanding of geopolitical stasis.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Norwegian auteur Joachim Trier seems to adhere to that same school of thought, and his latest film is both a wonderful movie on its own and an even better one about making the damn things.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
One option includes a brief connection to a sixth-century school of thought and a lot of reading.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
The Toba catastrophe hypothesis was one prominent school of thought for many years.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
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“School of thought.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20of%20thought. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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