approbation
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Rather, a pattern emerges of a man who was deeply ambitious, massively concerned with his reputation, and in regular search of the public approbation, even as he denied such desires.”
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2026
It later came out that National City’s efforts to lend money on stocks had the Federal Reserve’s internal approbation, not its opposition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Hamilton ”advised the president to ‘embrace such reflections and sentiments as will wear well, progress in approbation with time and redound to future reputation.’
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2025
It’s associated with pleasure and the expectation or experience of a reward, which can include the surmounting of a threat “such as overcoming fear, winning a race, receiving respect and approbation from others,” Spiegel says.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 16, 2023
His approbation laps me like a warm bath.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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