worthy
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To which she replies in savvy screwball fashion worthy of Carole Lombard: “Be sure of that — two other husbands.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The takeover saga has been a drama worthy of a Hollywood film itself.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
It’s a worthy goal he has done much to accomplish, as none of his predecessors would.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
With a little intervention, they can become spicy, buttery, cheesy, crisp-edged and completely worthy of being the first thing guests reach for.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
“So yes, it’s okay and in fact necessary to walk away from a toxic family member. You’re worthy of love and having a life of your own.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
He seems energised when he is shaking hands and talking to the public, sometimes appearing to enjoy that more than meeting the long lines of civic worthies on official visits.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2023
The worthies of Westeros vow their loyalty to Rhaenyra as royal successor.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
Other worthies such as Adam and the Ants and James Ingram were shut down in this category.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2022
An uncomplicated, comfort-zone paean to the Irish communist Jimmy Gralton, whose brand of free-thinking is too much for the local worthies in 1930s Ireland.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 17, 2019
Around about him everywhere lay the dead worthies of Boston.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
"Nothing is worthier than human life, specifically young life."
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
The irony is that Pacino did several worthier turns after his Oscar win: “The Insider,” “Donnie Brasco,” even “Glengarry Glen Ross” from the same year, 1992, is better: the definitive Ricky Roma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
Extensive development work is being conducted to give old clothes and textiles a worthier end.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
“Nobody ever asks,” Mr. Eisenberg wrote, “whether his money should go to worthier causes.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2022
Harry Potter’s well-wishers must hope that, next time, he bestows his heart upon a worthier candidate.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Among his worthiest financial prescriptions is to marry well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
However while Musk and Altman have been focused on each trying to prove themselves the worthiest custodians of AI in court, their rivals have raced ahead.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
CHANG: Almodóvar may have been the race’s token international nominee, but his exquisitely crafted “Talk to Her” ensured he was also the worthiest of the lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
It is why Hall was deemed the worthiest of Olympic champions.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
Though it was a forbidden love, still he felt it to be the worthiest thing about him, and the purest, and the deepest.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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