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patriotic

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


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At the funeral service on Wednesday, patriotic songs blaring, the city's deputy mayor Nguyen Manh Cuong said authorities "will not overlook any opportunity or method to continue the journey of searching for the fallen comrades".

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Then there was the villainous character of Majid Khan in Angaar, the patriotic firebrand of Tirangaa, and, most notably, Pratap Narayan Tilak in Krantiveer, for which he won the national award for best actor.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Thankfully, America’s creative labor force tirelessly stewards that sense of creative provocation and patriotic inquiry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Not since 2006, when I had to storm Manchester Cathedral in Resistance: Fall of Man, have I felt an oddly patriotic attachment to game areas or objects.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

For example, changing sauerkraut to liberty cabbage and frankfurters to patriotic pups.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool


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