exceptionalism
Collocations
5ADJ.
dumb
VERB + EXCEPTIONALISM
believes, defend
EXCEPTIONALISM + NOUN
assimilationism, jen, psaki
PREP.
in
ADV.
ever
Definitions
noun
The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
The belief that something (a nation, species etc.) is exceptional, superior, or does not conform to an established norm.
If Covid-19 eventually imbues human beings with some humility, it’s possible that we will, after all, be receptive to the lessons of this lethal pandemic. Or perhaps we will sink back into our culture of complacent exceptionalism and await the next plague that will surely arrive.
“This is a moment of American exceptionalism,” Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said when asked about the flight during a Tuesday news conference.
A philosophy of prevention or of intervention.
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6If Covid-19 eventually imbues human beings with some humility, it’s possible that we will, after all, be receptive to the lessons of this lethal pandemic. Or perhaps we will sink back into our culture
Wiktionary“This is a moment of American exceptionalism,” Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said when asked about the flight during a Tuesday news conference.
WiktionaryBut in fact the antinomy of exceptionalism and assimilationism has been there all along, and otherwise puzzling decisions from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries become readily understandable when
WiktionaryIsrael will not be able to defend its exceptionalism for ever.
Tatoeba · #6959068American exceptionalism is dumb.
Tatoeba · #10032359I can't believe Tom unironically believes in American exceptionalism.
Tatoeba · #10105767