proud
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"A lot of ups and downs this week, to say the least. But I'm proud of the way I fought through it," DeChambeau said on Instagram.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
“I was really proud of my weight loss at that point,” said Thayer, a Title IX coordinator in Frederick, Md. “I thought I was doing a really good thing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"I go with good grace, I go with a smile, and I go proud of everything that we have achieved," he added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Even from the get-go being able to get ready with my brother for our big day, seeing ourselves together, I felt proud.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Major Puff is very proud of his lineage.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
On the day, Gordon Ramsay wrote on Instagram that he "couldn't be a prouder dad", adding: "I'm truly so lucky being able to walk this beautiful bride down the aisle and gaining an incredible son-in-law."
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
He may soon be prouder still: At Sardy’s studio, Ness says he’s been working on a song he plans to release in the run-up to this fall’s midterm elections.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
It could very well be your legacy — a career-defining performance, and you couldn’t be prouder.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026
"I could not be prouder of having the Mavericks come to Macao," Dumont said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
We had known without anyone in our home ever expressing it that we had felt prouder not to be at the depot where the free food was passed out.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Soccer’s proudest traditions: going out in the round of 16.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Standing at the lectern outside his front door, he said: "Walking up this street two years ago was the proudest moment of my life."
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The proudest achievement of his career had been transforming Tottenham from a young, disjointed side into the one of English soccer’s most entertaining offensive teams, capable of reaching a Champions League final.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
"That whole episode is weirdly the thing that makes me proudest," McCall told Rugby Union Weekly.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
This, he told himself, was the proudest day of his life.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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