pride
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“Bruce was his family’s primary provider. He took great pride in caring for the people he loved,” added Sanchez, the organizer for the fundraiser.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 3, 2026
The graduates certainly appear no different from anyone else celebrating an academic achievement, exhibiting their pride.
From BBC β Sep. 30, 2026
Along those lines, “Oprah” raised the profiles of many figures, including life-fixer Iyanla Vanzant and interior designer Nate Berkus, who reframed homekeeping as house pride.
From Salon β Sep. 27, 2026
Others have embraced it: Hailey Bieber wore the label with pride when she sported a white crop top emblazoned with “nepo baby” in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 24, 2026
Grandma Sadie looked at me from across the kitchen, her expression a mix of pride and worry.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Open has long prided itself as being the loudest, brashest and unmistakably New York-iest of tennis’ four Grand Slam tournaments.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 6, 2026
She prided herself on doing headstands in yoga and walking 5 miles a day.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 31, 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
For decades, Bengal prided itself on resisting the political currents reshaping the rest of India.
From BBC β May 4, 2026
For years, I had prided myself that Mr. Muhammad and I were so close that I knew how he felt by how I felt.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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
Vietnam’s Communist Party has ruled the country for nearly half a century, often priding itself on unity and longevity.
From New York Times β Mar. 20, 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
He said he took the termination hard and, priding himself on a strong work ethic, recalled that during his military career he helped cook for 250,000 Vietnamese refugees at Fort Chaffee in Arkansas.
From Seattle Times β Jul. 3, 2021
We are altogether a made-up nation—to which fact some say that we owe those excellences on which we are so fond of priding ourselves.”
From Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow by Emily Sarah Holt
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