virtuous
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The screenwriter’s contributions, Wasson notes, were key to Capra’s reputation for plots pitting the virtuous little guy against the corrupt system, with “the everyday David trouncing the corporate Goliath.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
“It’s really kind of a virtuous cycle there.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
This column never expected to be cheering on the Berkeley faculty, but let’s all hope for their success in this virtuous campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“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
He paused, with an expression that she would come to know well, a virtuous narrowing of his eyes that announced the high-mindedness of their owner.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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