patriotic

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So when a lucrative commission comes to Y, inviting him to compose a patriotic anthem for the “victory generation,” you already know what his answer is.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He bought newspaper ads and solicited favorable editorials, appealing to Americans’ patriotic sympathies.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The patriotic education lessons are known is Russian as "Conversations about Important Things".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

It calls on all Chinese citizens to promote a patriotic spirit and protect the dignity of state symbols such as the national flag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Third, when Washington talked about independence from foreign nations, his understanding of what American independence entailed cut much deeper than the patriotic veneer customarily suggested by the term.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis