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goodness

[good-nis] / ˈgʊd nɪs /


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The hunger for this sentiment — let’s call it basic goodness — is real.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

We’re just living in a time where our leaders have not harnessed that goodness.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

“I thought, goodness, I would never want to do that.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The possibility of human goodness or greatness, Forster insisted in a 1791 article, “is not bound to any particular place on earth or to a privileged tribe.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Thank goodness Simon had taught her how theaters work!

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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