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Recent Examples of party line
In her reference to fearmongering, Emily was repeating, intentionally or otherwise, something of a party line.
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Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Democrats said the measure could be sent to the new Government Oversight Committee for further study, and the amendment was defeated on a strict party line vote by 98 to 47 with six members absent.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
This seems to be the party line.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
The day of remembrance bill was approved in an 82-31 party line vote.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
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Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Democrats said the measure could be sent to the new Government Oversight Committee for further study, and the amendment was defeated on a strict party line vote by 98 to 47 with six members absent.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
This seems to be the party line.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
The day of remembrance bill was approved in an 82-31 party line vote.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for party line
conventional wisdom
Noun
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Back then, conventional wisdom still held that achieving pop-music success meant selling your album to a wide range of customers, including some who might have felt sheepish about their purchase.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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The conventional wisdom in investing and business alike is diversification.—
Alexander Foster,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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