probity
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His Othello is hounded into a betrayal of his probity and hard-earned honor not just by the villainy of Iago but by the demons of his past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
How they use it depends on their probity.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
It analyzes the forces of corruption and moral probity, capitalism and benevolence—all the rich contradictions and absurdities of the world glimpsed in Jane Austen’s novels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
He said then that the "most important thing to the people across my constituency" was "restoring a sense of moral probity and public spiritedness to our political system".
From BBC ● May 13, 2025
The men appeared anxious; Sip was not wholly pleased with my frankness and probity.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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