upstanding
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The aftermath leads to revelations about her private life and the secrets of the supposedly upstanding adults in her world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
No one was hurt, she scrubbed the thought from her head and became the upstanding moral citizen she is today.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
Local leaders and families are ordered to identify those they recognise as upstanding citizens.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
A top-notch campus alone does not produce academic achievement — and, conversely, a brilliant teacher and an assiduous student in a one-room schoolhouse can make for an upstanding education.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
“Now, now, children,” he said, “what are two upstanding young creatures like yourselves doing in a place like this?”
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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