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The presidency last week described the reports as "malicious and biased" and an attack on "the dignity and good name" of the women.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Confronting her audience, she scolded: "I'll tell you something about my good name / It's mine alone to disgrace / I don't cater to all these vipers dressed in empath's clothing."

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

It has a history of bad actors who have sullied crypto’s good name by issuing stablecoins that turned out not to be stable.

From Slate • May 21, 2025

The rulings clear Nores, Grassi, and Martin of wrongdoing and responsibility in Payne's death, stating that the “formation of this case does not affect their good name and honor.”

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2025

Me, without any hat, in the middle of the afternoon, having to chase up and down back alleys because of my mother’s good name.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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