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Noun
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This pledge to artistic integrity is another reason Lamar continues to accrue a diverse, multi-generational fan base, as demonstrated by the 50,000-plus fans at the Minneapolis tour kickoff.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
22 May 2025 -
Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Neal Earley,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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To catch up on his late rent, Winston talks himself into a job at We Deliver, a transportation company with a colorful clientele whose requests can’t help but loosen one’s morality.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Regardless of their personal morality, the jurors are going to have a negative view of Mr. Combs, no question.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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By virtue of its basic conceit — after narrowly escaping a disaster with the help of a premonition, a group of people are stalked and killed by Death itself — almost all of these movies end with a high body count and no one making it out alive.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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This is based on mutual respect for each other’s virtues and character.—
Gregg D. Caruso,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
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The slim-fit, waist-length tank has an aesthetically-pleasing no-seam construction that doesn’t chafe against your skin (thank goodness!), and looks polished enough to throw on and go.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 May 2025
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The film is at its strongest when intimately keeping its lens on Aisha’s tangible struggles, while organically contextualizing the modest instances of goodness in her life in contrast with the dire political backdrop of the region.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Jang Won-seok, a veteran film producer and CEO of production studio BA Entertainment, says local movie stars’ only option is to toe a line of total moral rectitude.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 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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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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This season supports play, flirtation, creative courage, and emotional honesty.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
20 May 2025
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Stevenson thanks them for their honesty, then pours three glasses of whiskey.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
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When that connection fails, Peter quickly couples up with another guest, only to abandon her when his father gives him attention.—
Gary Levin,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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While many people typically recover on their own within a few days, diarrhea can lead to severe dehydration that requires medical attention.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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“Straightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightness. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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