school of thought
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of school of thought
First recorded in 1825–30
Example Sentences
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According to this school of thought, his main qualification was a lack thereof.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Second, the Fed’s deeply embedded policy framework is built around risk management, rather than any single inflation measure or economic school of thought.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
At least one school of thought suggests the tech giant’s massive capital spending plans, which could reach $185 billion this year, doubling the 2025 total, have rattled investor sentiment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Another school of thought might be called “SEO is dead,” as many business headlines have proclaimed, or at least vastly diminished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
He was a member of the Eleatic school of thought, whose founder, Parmenides, held that the underlying nature of the universe was changeless and immobile.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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