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Actually, for all its apparent unorthodoxy, Lorblanchet’s work fits right into a new trend in cave art archeology.—
Roger Lewin,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019 -
Analysts said the move was the clearest step yet toward more mainstream economic policies after years of unorthodoxy under President Tayyip Erdogan, and should help rein in inflation expectations.—
Reuters,
CNN,
24 Aug. 2023
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A couple of years into her third term, Nabiullina has carved out room for nonconformism in a Russian establishment fixated on loyalty above all else.—
Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune Europe,
7 June 2024
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Tolokonnikova is hardly representative of her generation, but her story hints at the possibility of another future for Russia, one in which nonconformism, tolerance, and individualism become virtues rather than crimes.—
Sarah E. Mendelson,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Dec. 2014
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In the postwar years, Malaparte claimed that his imprisonments by Mussolini were proof of his anti-Fascist credentials—or, at least, his irrepressible nonconformity.—
Thomas Meaney,
New Yorker,
2 July 2025
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For over a century, Greenwich Village has attracted Americans of all kinds with an interest in political activism and nonconformity.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2025
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Violent extremism has increased throughout Africa in recent years, although until lately it was mostly restricted to the Sahel region, where militias hold control over swaths of territory.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
28 July 2025
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Without education, economic infrastructure, or hope, what else can grow but extremism?—
Margaux Chetrit,
Sun Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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