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pusillanimity

[pyoo-suh-luh-nim-i-tee] / ˌpyu sə ləˈnɪm ɪ ti /


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It’s easy to blame the reporters whose bylines appear on Times news articles for their pusillanimity.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

Such pusillanimity throws into sharp relief the acts of courage these hearings have shown us.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2022

The pusillanimity of American corporations on this subject continues to astound.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2021

“Their pusillanimity disrespected the men, American and Asian, I had known who died fighting the good fight ,” he said.

From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2017

We have no longer to observe discretion; we must either conquer or die; away then with pusillanimity.

From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Holbach, Paul Henry Thiry Baron d'




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