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esprit

noun as in spirit

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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.

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It’s absolutely worth a read, given her family’s quirky esprit de corps even when they had nothing to eat but impala.

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Hiller believes nicknames can be useful in developing an identity and esprit de corps for young players, who are typically lacking both.

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“I think there’s certainly an esprit de corps, a unity, a camaraderie that comes from going through an experience like this,” Lee said.

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Though the play touches on somber topics — racist violence, the fragmented lives of the migrant diaspora — it is anything but earnest, with a jaunty, naïve quality that echoes the reckless esprit of early adulthood.

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