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[vur-choo] / ˈvɜr tʃu /


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Here, too, we’ll bite the bullet: Virtue signaling is—or can often be—virtuous.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

The lead authors are Yale postdoctoral researcher Justin Wedal and University of Missouri graduate research assistant Kyler Virtue.

From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026

The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the government's morality police, said in 2024 that this rule should be gradually applied nationwide.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

The school’s Latin motto is “Scientia Virtus et Libertas,” or “Knowledge, Virtue, and Liberty.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Chang cited a 1933 speech by a Japanese general: “Every single bullet must be charged with the Imperial Way, and the end of every bayonet must have National Virtue burnt into it.”

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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