virtuous
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“I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.”
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Games at the time were divided into immoral activities, chance-based competitions like dice, and virtuous ones, competitions that required skill like chess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
You can see where this virtuous cycle begins.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Poidatz said that a better distribution of profits would produce a more "virtuous" long-term model which would, in his view, also prove "much more competitive in the medium term".
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Of course for some Everesters myriad other, less virtuous, motives came into play, as well: minor celebrity, career advancement, ego massage, ordinary bragging rights, filthy lucre.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing virtuous
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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