pride
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They use mathematical models to predict where markets are going and take pride in removing emotion from investment decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
"The only reaction the American people and the American media should have is pride."
From Barron's β Oct. 7, 2026
Campaign group Enough is Enough said it was not "a time for celebration" but there was a "sense of pride" over the court decision.
From BBC β Oct. 6, 2026
“There is a certain pride in being a Californian, certainly not held by everybody ... but i would think that the mainstream would be defending the state.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 6, 2026
He was beaming with pride as he stared down at me.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
Mittelstand businesses, which long prided themselves on a die-hard free-trade ethic, have recently started requesting government protection from state-backed Chinese firms.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 4, 2026
“When I moved to defensive back in college, I always prided myself on being a great runner, which led to me being a great punt returner.”
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 2, 2026
The service became synonymous with something Mumbai prided itself on, that beneath the noise and the rush, some things still worked with unshakeable precision.
From BBC β May 29, 2026
The agency previously prided itself on the program’s impartiality and, in an effort to protect its science from the influence of industry, purposefully kept the program separate from the agency offices that craft regulation.
From Salon β May 5, 2026
Winthrop & Stimson was a familial partnership that prided itself on its integrity and the rectitude of its clientele.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
But when it comes to campaigns and elections, the former House speaker has never had much use for sentimentality, priding herself on a reptilian cold-bloodedness.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 19, 2024
Bumble differentiates itself from most dating apps, by priding itself on being a woman-owned, space centered on women who are empowered to make the first move after they swipe right on a potential romantic match.
From Salon β May 15, 2024
Iowans took their responsibilities seriously, priding themselves on their ability to take a true measure of a candidate and the organizations behind them.
From Seattle Times β Jan. 17, 2024
Having grown up in foster care, Ramona Ison rarely asked for help herself, priding herself on taking care of others in the neighborhood, offering rides for those who needed help getting to and from appointments.
From Scientific American β Aug. 17, 2023
Instead of priding himself, to his disciples, upon his superiority to the laws of nature, he taught distinctly that "the law also maketh you free."
From Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy by John Andreas Widtsoe
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