righteous
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That message — a howl of righteous anger at state corruption and the perversion of religion to serve the nefarious agendas of cruel, power-mad men — is what makes “The Devils” sacrilegious yet not apostate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
"Right through the ages... those who're righteous, they've always been attacked, abused, accused, killed, imprisoned -- and this is the way it is," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Then, as now, companies that inflamed the public’s urge to gamble cloaked themselves in the righteous robes of “democratization.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“You shouldn’t have to do this if what you’re planning is righteous and in the best interest of people.”
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
A righteous man, a tzaddik, studies Torah, for it is written, ‘For his delight is in the Torah of God, and over His Torah doth he meditate day and night.’
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
Vocabulary lists containing righteous
Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Donald Trump Inauguration Address- January 20, 2017
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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