goodwill

Example Sentences

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These gestures engender goodwill because music lovers have “an expectation of fairness” when buying concert tickets, said Pascal Courty, an economics professor at the University of Victoria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Generations of assistant U.S. attorneys had built the goodwill of that office for your generation to destroy it within a year,” Quraishi told a prosecutor.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

The diplomatic path has narrowed significantly, but it remains an option, and will depend in part on the Islamic republic's goodwill.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

There is a lingering loss of goodwill after years of sanctions and trade disputes, he said, and over time, that could “point to a more fragmented geopolitical landscape.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

“Did you decide to be an ambassador of goodwill? Because I think you did!”

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins