morale
Example Sentences
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One of his special memories, he said, was seeing Vera Lynn, the wartime singer who travelled the world to entertain troops and boost morale.
From BBC
The turnover has led to rapid elevations for some commanders who are less experienced and are likely to be preoccupied with stabilizing morale and enforcing loyalty across the rank and file.
General Jimmy Doolittle, told Miller that “your organization is the greatest morale builder” in the entire conflict, “next to a letter from home.”
Employers have reason to be alarmed too — low morale and voluntary employee turnover is costly to businesses to the tune of an estimated $1 trillion per year.
From Salon
Smaller assault packages, meanwhile, could boost morale among protesters but ultimately not change the regime’s crackdown against dissenters, the officials said.
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