sanctity
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The race to gamify and financialize everything—death and destruction included—proliferates a nihilistic culture, one that rejects the sanctity of human life.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
They are trained to clearly identify themselves, de-escalate tensions, respect the sanctity of life and quickly render aid to anyone they wound.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
Why would a value tied to cleanliness and sanctity shape how people judge billionaires?
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2025
Addressing parliament, Mitsotakis emphasised the need to "preserve the sanctity" of a place "of memory for the dead... who allowed us to be free and to offer this freedom to our children".
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
Rasheed saw sanctity in what they had together.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Vocabulary lists containing sanctity
"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The Handmaid's Tale
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