noblesse
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Mr. Broderick, himself a sometime movie star, brings a slyly funny air of noblesse oblige that dovetails amusingly with Jay’s pompous, blinkered dimness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
When Pritzker finds himself explaining why he does what he does, he often falls back on the vague language of noblesse oblige—that “we” have a responsibility to “lift up” or “stand up” for “the vulnerable.”
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2025
His noblesse oblige masked a steely newsman who stood by his publication and industry whenever they were under attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
It's the "noblesse oblige" posturing of 19th-century industrialists, who pretended that building a few museums made up for grinding underpaid workers into dust.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023
I had the impression it was difficult for him to take my hand, but, noblesse oblige, he did.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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