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worthwhile

[wurth-hwahyl, -wahyl] / ˈwɜrθˈʰwaɪl, -ˈwaɪl /


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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

But now she felt she had to be the resistance, the one to ask whether something was worthwhile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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

I decided my biggest writing problem was that I didn't have anything worthwhile to write about.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos




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