respectability

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Clawing back respectability is the new imperative on the horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Noah Cross, the archvillain of the movie “Chinatown,” had the definitive line on how old age brings respectability.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

One of Christianity’s deepest convictions is that social standing, respectability and material recognition are not the measures of a life.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

“It throws an air of respectability about five-dollar dealings that are sheer gambling,” the Inquirer wrote Sept. 25, 1878.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

He was scrupulous about the use of his title because, his investigations being so utterly unscientific, he hoped to borrow an air of respectability, even scholarly authority, from his education.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson