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Origin of dualistic
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He first began overseeing the case in 2020, and over the months, a dualistic approach emerged: He was solicitous in the courtroom and scathing in written decisions.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Sogdians also brought Manichaeism, a dualistic philosophy of good versus evil that emerged in the Sasanid Empire and blended Persian Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Christianity.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
And so I’m just kind of a dualistic character, and I think if you put them together, that’s, like, my ideal self.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
On Arnulfo Maldonado’s smartly dualistic set — a shabby, one-room flat framed by billowing, pleated show curtains — Hawkins and Mateen go at each other with all the relish the situation demands.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
“If it is for your brother, it’s for you as well. That’s one place you dualistic types have it over the rest of us, eh?”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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