worthwhile
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Your wife, while she might possess similar thoughts to you, did not see it as appropriate or worthwhile to fight for the home.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
I find that I’m beating this drum daily, trying to convince people that thoughtfully engaging with art they don’t immediately like or understand is a worthwhile practice.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
They boast a 92-percent speech-to-sign accuracy rate and Kimathi says the results have made all the long hours in the lab worthwhile.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
"I am embarrassed because I didn't do anything really worthwhile," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
He’d longed to follow in his father’s footsteps, the Okojo family's footsteps, and to add something worthwhile to that legacy.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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Vocabulary lists containing worthwhile
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