Procrustean
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(adjective) of, relating to, or typical of Procrustes (a smith from Greek mythology) / (adjective) marked by arbitrary often ruthless disregard of individual differences or special circumstances / (noun) a scheme or pattern into which someone or something is arbitrarily forced
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In tying the case at bar to the Procrustean bed of Murray as refined by further pruning at the hands of this court
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11 months, 2 weeks ago
Administrators, soldiers, scientists, even entrepreneurs - everybody in modern society - is forced into the Procrustean bed of reification and systematically deprived of the freedom that everyone is supposed to enjoy
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8 years, 9 months ago
the Procrustean bed of Weimar
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7 years, 9 months ago
A procrustean definition of fascism will not help here.
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2 years, 1 month ago