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In a sense, this narrow-mindedness is rational due to the myriad decisions people already juggle.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2024

Ms Davis said: "It's very disappointing this has been spoilt for the sake of someone's narrow-mindedness."

From BBC • May 31, 2023

An outspoken political artist, Levit spoke of his devotion to the struggle against prejudice and what he described as national narrow-mindedness.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2021

Diana Rigg, no longer needed in “Game of Thrones,” joins the cast in high curmudgeon mode as a lady in waiting, a harrumphing embodiment of British propriety and narrow-mindedness.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2018

We had lived for years with the narrow-mindedness of some of our elders, having accepted that no one is perfect, particularly those who’d come of age in a time of segregation.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama