esprit
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Steve Jobs’s pirate flag celebrated a certain rebellious esprit de corps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The president told NBC News it would be an exercise in generating some "esprit de corps" - suggesting that he saw an opportunity to galvanise his troops.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
It’s absolutely worth a read, given her family’s quirky esprit de corps even when they had nothing to eat but impala.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
The department had argued the policy was enforced “to increase discipline, uniformity, safety and esprit de corps throughout this Department,” according to a Washington Post report at the time.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2022
Momma, you would not believe the camaraderie and esprit de corps in these hallowed halls.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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