patriotism
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Fifth, government and industry alike should fund the shared plumbing of an open-weight environment—testing tools, public datasets, computing power for universities—so that building on American models is the easy choice, not an act of patriotism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
He finds the sense of patriotism and camaraderie to be attractive, as well as "trying to make a difference for your own country... and trying to do something yourself".
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
I came clean and told Pop the whole story, selling it under the guise of patriotism — and with three-part harmony and a harmonica.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
"I had a surge of patriotism and wanted to change my documents and get a Tajik first and last name, without the '-ov' ending," Alisher Rustamov, a Tajik who works in Russia, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
“Almost everyone knew that this job would be part of history. This sense of excitement, of devotion and of patriotism prevailed. Most of those with whom I talked came to Los Alamos.”
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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