decent person
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I’ve known her since she was nine and she’s a decent person.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
He never seems to judge the actions of others too harshly, because he knows what it means to struggle to be a decent person.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
I don’t like many of her politics, but I do trust that she is a principled and decent person.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2025
“I think that any decent person knows the difference between what’s right and what’s wrong. We don’t live in a dictatorship,” the registered Democrat said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
But even if you were an unknown, just being a decent person is a job these days.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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