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Noun
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The genus name nods to Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright stance.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026 -
The genus name references Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright stance — a posture that set it apart from its modern, sprawling relatives.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Speak up to create results that show integrity.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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His message centered heavily on election integrity, a theme that has become a cornerstone of his campaign.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
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Policies were justified not with reference to morality or metaphysics but with citations of white papers.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the winter of 2022, crowds around the globe protested after the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, taken into custody by Iran's morality police for how she was dressed.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Fisher will portray the recurring role of Michael Jorie, a dangerous killer with a warped sense of righteousness and piety to his beliefs that fuel his involvement in a southwestern gang with a long history of violence.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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If God is real, then perhaps other things—goodness, righteousness, beauty—that are usually dismissed as matters of subjective experience might also be objectively real.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Arthur Brooks, in particular, has made a career of elevating his noncommittal waffling into a warped kind of virtue.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Huckleberry Finn provided Jim with courage, dignity, and virtue.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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There’s a lot to be said for making a false show of goodness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Floyd’s innate goodness radiates through Harbour’s performance.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Eisenhower was possibly the most extraordinary public servant of the 20th century: soldier, commander, diplomat, educator, president and, in retirement, the ultimate symbol of public dignity and national rectitude.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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One tool in Austen’s chest was portraying men as excessively fastidious: over-concerned with propriety, moral rectitude, social rank—or sometimes furniture.—
Chris Cohen,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This insidious development is reversing at double speed the process of self-reinforcement—the hiring of original and distinctive talent and the building of reputations for competence and probity—that brings institutions their authority.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Please remember that the committee is not headed by Alexander Hamilton, a man of utmost probity and intelligence, but will be headed by Scott Bessent.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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