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temperance

[tem-per-uhns, tem-pruhns] / ˈtɛm pər əns, ˈtɛm prəns /


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"The lasting influences of the temperance movement went on for quite a long time," Ms Marshall says.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

Some temperance is overdue in the AI space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

Early Free Methodists were active in the temperance and abolitionist movements.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

In Scotland, it was cooler, and in Wales, social forces were gathering against it, including the temperance movement.

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2024

The conservatives in the organization did not want the temperance group to have any link to suffrage, women’s rights, or the divorce issue.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling


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