proud
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“I’m proud of what I accomplished at CBS Sports over the last nine years,” Romo said in a statement released soon after CBS announced the move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
As a proud Welsh speaker, Lewis, from Neath, had started translating some of her favourite tunes, and soon landed on the Parton classic, Jolene.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
"You have truly made the whole country proud."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Zara had a "zest for life" and an "infectious laugh and smile", making her family proud "from day one", they said in a tribute.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
At night I continue my classes with Gloria and Alfredo, and I’m proud of my two students!
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
“I could not be prouder of the exceptional professionalism and expertise demonstrated by every member of this team during our operations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
And Gregg told his son he couldn’t be happier about or prouder of how things have worked out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
I was proud of him for pivoting to pizza, prouder still for how, as we were heading home, he told me that he felt “peaceful, happy, confident, and love.”
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
"I cannot be prouder and happier from what I saw out there, especially how we lived the last 72 hours," Arteta said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Jonah’s dad would be proud of what Jonah’s achieved, but I think he’d be even prouder of who Jonah is.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Then there is her Imagination Library, which has reportedly distributed over 300 million books to children around the world since its launch in the late 1980s — an effort Dolly counted as her proudest achievement.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Asked what made him proudest of his father, Hunter Biden pointed not to his years in public office but to his resilience.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
José Caballero has spent his entire career cultivating a reputation as the sport’s proudest pest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“But I think the thing that he was proudest of was that he could make a living as an actor.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
I guess the proudest thing about being a geek is that we start out tending to be behind, physically, socially, and experientially but we improve.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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