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right-thinking

[rahyt-thing-king] / ˈraɪtˈθɪŋ kɪŋ /


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Traditional Unionist Voice councillor Ron McDowell told BBC News NI he did not know anything about the circumstances of the shooting, but he added that such attacks should be condemned by "any right-thinking individual".

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Although spread out and isolated from each other, the Wilcoxes share a bubble of self-regard; they’re right-thinking, sanctimonious Manhattanites who drop Harvard and Yale and “genius” in casual conversation.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023

Real was beaten within 10 minutes: two goals down, ruthlessly exposed, looking suddenly like the expensive collection of gifted but ill-matched individuals that all right-thinking people dismissed them as about four Champions League titles ago.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022

They are not led astray by the artist's delusions of grandeur, alienating a virtuous, right-thinking public.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021

Indeed, under normal circumstances, a rule against stealing would be one that all right-thinking people ought to follow.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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