worthiness
Example Sentences
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Cheap, new to command, was an authoritarian with a relentless drive to prove his worthiness to superiors.
From Seattle Times
“Healthcare remains linked to the question of worthiness.”
From Washington Post
"But on the other hand, we need to protect the bank in terms of its credit worthiness," he added.
From Reuters
For their part, private equity firms have also become more risk-averse when it comes to lending, as the economic slowdown and sticky price inflation erode the credit worthiness of some borrowers.
From Reuters
Ben Franklin and former presidential medical advisor Anthony Fauci are exceptions to his age/productivity/worthiness thesis because they made valuable contributions to the world in their 80s.
From Los Angeles Times
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