sacrifice

Public programs are created for the collective good, precisely so they don’t have to rely on voluntary sacrifice or individual goodwill.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

"There's not many people who will sacrifice themselves to help a loved one like that," she added.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Georgieva said Argentina's "much stronger position... is a result of the hard work of the government," as well as "the sacrifice of the Argentine people."

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

It’s a sacrifice that gave the Knicks the room to assemble what would become the core of the 2026 NBA Championship run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

But I was willing to sacrifice my dignity if it meant I got to keep holding on to Hope Springs and my dream of the perfect place for me and Nan.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Coaching at this level was about making sacrifices for the love of the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

For decades, their families could look back at their sacrifices in sorrow but also in pride at how their lives had forged a true American democracy.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

"They are not even sacrifices; they are choices," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Throughout the film, alongside the contemplation on the sacrifices he’s made for his work, McElwee repeatedly revisits the importance of filmmaking from different angles: as a tool for preservation, for storytelling, for survival.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

Taller than Uncle Turu by a head, it had protected and fertilized our crops and received our prayers and sacrifices from the time of our ancestors.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

The findings also overturn a long-held idea about the people sacrificed near Shimao's East Gate.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

In turn, Nolan has sacrificed Odysseus himself to serve his own needs, scrapping the character’s prickly personality to Trojan-horse a message about how empires collapse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

"For a long time, we shouted that we would sacrifice our lives for the leader, but it was he who sacrificed himself for us."

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

“Just as Lumumba sacrificed his life for our country, mine is a small price to pay because of how deeply I care about this team.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Not in the town, where all that was natural had long been sacrificed, but on its outskirts, one could still see the passing of the seasons.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Micron’s wide portfolio, from high-bandwidth memory to storage, has also given it “the luxury of growth without sacrificing profitability,” Weathers added.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Our auto columnist Dan Neil says the redesign fixes a few of the biggest hybrid annoyances while demonstrating that improved fuel economy doesn’t mean sacrificing performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Backus and Enquist set the foundation for what softball is today, paving the way for new opportunities by sacrificing for the greater good of softball’s future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

It would not be the only time Pogacar would aid Del Toro, 22, sacrificing his own potential victory on Saturday's brutal 'queen' stage to Alpe d'Huez to consolidate Del Toro's place on the podium.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

That the Party was the eternal guardian of the weak, a dedicated sect doing evil that good might come, sacrificing its own happiness to that of others.

From "1984" by George Orwell