exceptionalism
noun
ex·cep·tion·al·ism
ik-ˈsep-sh(ə-)nə-ˌli-zəm 
: the condition of being different from the norm
also
: a theory expounding the exceptionalism especially of a nation or region
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What is certain, however, is that the era of American exceptionalism has ended.
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Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Not even the biggest skeptic of American exceptionalism could deny the talent gap, which has often been so considerable that U.S. teams often take the opportunity to showboat during games, like the Harlem Globetrotters playing against the hapless Washington Generals.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 31 July 2024
This, again, is a tragic form of American exceptionalism.
—NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Obama’s campaign, which rode the story of his own exceptionalism to victory, marked the high reach of that effort.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Not even the biggest skeptic of American exceptionalism could deny the talent gap, which has often been so considerable that U.S. teams often take the opportunity to showboat during games, like the Harlem Globetrotters playing against the hapless Washington Generals.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 31 July 2024
This, again, is a tragic form of American exceptionalism.
—NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Obama’s campaign, which rode the story of his own exceptionalism to victory, marked the high reach of that effort.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Exceptionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exceptionalism. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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