pride
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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
“We pride ourselves on the fact that because we’ve created a home for creators, it has created all these other amazing opportunities for them,” YouTube Chief Executive Neal Mohan said of the Netflix rivalry.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 23, 2026
For a city that’s espoused much pride in its military history, the nature of the theft was as much an insult as it was an injury.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 22, 2026
He added for Marseca this will provide a "real positive feeling" and that City "can go into this international break with real pride".
From BBC β Sep. 20, 2026
We take pride in finding our way home, we mice.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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
“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
It’s a remarkable turn of events for a country that has long prided itself on political stability.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 22, 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
“I’ve always prided myself on being powerful, and right now I feel like a nobody and a nothing.”
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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
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
Mr. de Blasio has mostly avoided any relationships with business leaders, long priding himself on being a champion of the working class.
From New York Times β Jan. 13, 2021
The performances appear to have been very graceful and perfect in every way, the natives evidently priding themselves on them.
From Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries by William Henry Giles Kingston
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