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Noun
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This policy exists to maintain fair competition standards and preserve the sport’s integrity.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025 -
Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Alex Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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Any further exploration into the play's themes of toxic masculinity, morality, and corruption, however, have been largely left at the wayside in favor of watching these men work.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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In Duplicity, Tyler Perry’s latest thriller, Meagan Tandy and Kat Graham take on roles that challenge perception, morality, and trust.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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They are sent off to a grandmother in Ontario who is the epitome of cold, self-righteous Protestant virtue.—
Margaret Atwood,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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The American physician, W. Golden Mortimer, author of History of Coca (1901), acknowledged coca as a panacea, noting its virtues as a medicine, tonic, and food.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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Tuesday sees some Women’s Nations League goodness: England are off to Belgium, while Spain vs Portugal could be lively and Germany face Scotland.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The desire to memorialize through statues and buildings is often paired with the impulse to alter the truth, to construct the memories that won’t fracture a community’s sense of its implicit goodness.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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After a brief honeymoon period over the summer, when Harris mocked Trump instead of denouncing him, the campaign gave way to a more familiar Democratic posture of ethical rectitude enlivened by flutters of hysteria.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Even 456, for all his moral rectitude, seems panicked.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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McKinley was a man whose probity, caution, and incrementalism shrouded his analytical adroitness and tactical boldness.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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As for the legal probity of targeting such a change at one country—China—this would hardly be unprecedented.—
ALEX RASKOLNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Feb. 2025
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Both Chien and Salonga emphasized the honesty and openness that characterize their relationship.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
3 Apr. 2025
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Senior leaders should deliver feedback with honesty and respect, focusing on behaviors, not personalities.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Amid dizzying changes caused by a warming climate and global attention, Greenlanders don’t want to have to choose between embracing the future and honoring their heritage.—
Erin Mendell,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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The story quickly gained attention, including from former NFL star Antonio Brown.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Straightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightness. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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