honorable
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She also said he had a strong sense of what was honorable conduct, and when he got “the bit between his teeth on something, he wouldn’t let something go.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“A 2013 All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection, Mauro was an integral part of four bowl teams, helping lead Stanford to a pair of Rose Bowl Game appearances,” the team wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The movie’s bitterest irony is that, of the two men, it’s ultimately Dee who may be more honorable.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Debates about where public money should and shouldn’t flow are a part of the long and honorable tradition of political argument in American life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The Trojan War would have ended in an honorable peace, leaving both sides unconquered, if it had not been for her hatred of a Trojan who had judged another goddess lovelier than she.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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