proud
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“The ad is educational and unapologetically patriotic. We should be proud of our country.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Yeah, you talked about your grandfather being like, “I was so proud I never took a penny from the government.”
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
"It is actually insane but I am so proud of him," she told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Communities Secretary Angela Rayner said the scheme showed the government would mean communities see "boarded-up buildings that have been left to rack and ruin turned into places people are proud to visit again".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
“I’m not sure what put a fire under you, but I’m proud of you,” she said in my ear before releasing me.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
“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
Leanne said she "never felt prouder of the way the community here pulled together that day".
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
"I could not be prouder of having the Mavericks come to Macao," Dumont said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
We were proud to be Marines and even prouder of the role that we had been chosen to play.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
His proudest contribution was creating the framework for the union’s first medical plan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
Houston's cover of Parton's “sad little country song” was one of the proudest moments of her life, she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Walking up this street two years ago was the proudest moment of my life.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Sharper than a serpent’s tooth,” she said, “is a daughter’s ingratitude. Still, the proudest spirit can be broken, with love.”
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
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