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Recent Examples of individualistic
Unfortunately, the pursuit of longevity—like so much else in American life—is increasingly an individualistic endeavor.
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Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Who knew Disney had such an individualistic story about the moral responsibility of excellence in them?
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Warnock, who talked with me about it this week, said Johnson sees the moral mandates for equitable treatment of the poor as individualistic, with no implications for government or systems.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
But scholars have emphasized that the original minutemen were rooted less in individualistic love of liberty than in the densely communal world of 1770s Massachusetts.
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Vivian Yee,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Their focus on old values of community, mutual respect, reciprocity and the embrace of the gift economy is an antidote to the individualistic, competitive and combative discourse that’s prevalent in the West today.
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Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Some worry that the world’s most popular AI applications, like ChatGPT and Claude, are driving Muslim users toward individualistic western values, and away from their communities or spiritual leaders.
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Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
Many later critiqued the movement as an individualistic framework that supported privileged women and failed to put the onus on the inequitable systems at play.
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Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
22 May 2026
And that was not only legal, but in an increasingly individualistic world, very lucrative.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Who knew Disney had such an individualistic story about the moral responsibility of excellence in them?
—
Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Warnock, who talked with me about it this week, said Johnson sees the moral mandates for equitable treatment of the poor as individualistic, with no implications for government or systems.
—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
But scholars have emphasized that the original minutemen were rooted less in individualistic love of liberty than in the densely communal world of 1770s Massachusetts.
—
Vivian Yee,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Their focus on old values of community, mutual respect, reciprocity and the embrace of the gift economy is an antidote to the individualistic, competitive and combative discourse that’s prevalent in the West today.
—
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Some worry that the world’s most popular AI applications, like ChatGPT and Claude, are driving Muslim users toward individualistic western values, and away from their communities or spiritual leaders.
—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
Many later critiqued the movement as an individualistic framework that supported privileged women and failed to put the onus on the inequitable systems at play.
—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
22 May 2026
And that was not only legal, but in an increasingly individualistic world, very lucrative.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for individualistic
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Economic progress slows when that guarantee is taken away, as Hong Kong has witnessed in its sad regression from the promises of an independent judiciary made in 1997.
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However, the results reported by xDots still come primarily from pilot projects, so broader independent validation will be needed to determine whether similar savings can be achieved consistently across different industries.
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Early guests will be able to try robot check-in and autonomous in-room delivery before the full launch.
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In her Sintra speech Tuesday, Breeden said that, for now, trading firms mainly use autonomous AI for lower-risk operational tasks, such as research.
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New Yorkers have long had what might be called an indifferent relationship with Swift, if not an overtly skeptical one.
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Where the first album adapted ’70s disco and ’80s house to contemporary pop, this project feels free of those constraints, or at least indifferent to them.
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During his time in Lawrence, Peterson was short with explanations for his absences or altogether disinterested in providing any, a public-facing strategy that allowed others to take control of the narrative.
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Brinity has had, by a mile, the most satisfying arc so far this season, going from a mutually disinterested pairing to the most solid couple through the sheer power of actually being able to have good conversations.
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Police officers are encouraged to use their judgment and, when appropriate, provide motorists with warnings as part of the Department’s commitment to fair, impartial and community-oriented policing.
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The values imparted to me throughout my public school education — equal opportunity, impartial justice, respect for expertise, basic honesty — have been abandoned by a new breed of politician that has turned governance itself into a blood sport.
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This riveting two-part docuseries preceded the fictional take seen in The Girl From Plainville, taking an unprejudiced and empathetic approach when exploring the complex case, presenting all the facts without vilifying one individual.
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Bheem’s courtship of the governor’s unprejudiced niece (a charming Oliva Morris), which provides some comic relief, not that anything in the film is really meant to be taken seriously.
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But levying strict discipline has so far been football’s most visible attempt to ensure the competition on the field is fair and uninfluenced, a key to maintaining consumer confidence.
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Frosh said his reason for not confirming the names associated with cases under review is that the process must remain uninfluenced by grieving families or police officers.
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This release should end the public perception of him as some unbiased source of truth.
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The decision is genuinely complex and there is currently a lack of unbiased digital tools to help people work through this decision in a way that reflects their actual situation.
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“Individualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individualistic. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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