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patriotic

[pey-tree-ot-ik, pa-] / ˌpeɪ triˈɒt ɪk, ˌpæ- /


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His crushing fatalism makes him an unlikely candidate to select patriotic verse for the festival’s poetry chapbook or to furnish interiors for its house-and-home exhibition.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The patriotic presentation is lifting some people's spirits.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The result is a jumble of similar corporate names that try to sound important and patriotic.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A video also smuggled out of prison showed him singing a patriotic song in the prison yard ahead of execution.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

In fact, we’re being patriotic, saying good morning to our country.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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