dignity

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It also was a place with "no sword, no drone, no vengeance, no trivialisation of evil, no unjust profit, but only dignity, understanding and forgiveness."

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The council said a pot of money would be made available for families who need immediate financial support, which will be delivered through a cash-first approach to "ensure dignity and choice".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“We cannot cure our patients,” as the group’s founder explained their mission, “but we can assure the dignity and value of their final days and keep them comfortable and free of pain.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“When leaders clearly make the case grounded in freedom, safety and dignity, voters respond. But when they hedge, it creates a vacuum that bad actors fill.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Then there was the business of death, the complexity of how to deposit a badly burned corpse into the ground of a National Cemetery as quickly and with as much dignity as possible.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy