parochialism
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And he makes a claim for the relevance of his project: “These poems rebut the parochialism and tribalism that dog our present, even as they appeal to universal experiences and values.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Yet even in his parochialism, Jefferson's broad-mindedness remained apparent.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
Critics derided what they regarded as the parochialism of it all but at its peak the series would pull in 10 million viewers from across the UK.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2023
In the past, I dismissed Bruce as the avatar of a hip-thrusting parochialism filled with farming equipment, domestic cars and sunburned truths, none of which really interested me.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
The expression suggests the parochialism of the Catholicism in which I was raised.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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