motto
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NEW BRITAIN, Conn. —The city seal shows a beehive, seven bees and a Latin motto that translates to: “Industry fills the hive and enjoys the honey.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
"I think of it like the Star Trek motto, to boldly go where no one has before," Burton says.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Her motto is to keep a “cool head” amid the maelstrom.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
"Those early years were bit parts, chorus lines, lots of rejection... but my dear dad always reminded me that perseverance furthers, that was his motto."
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Since they’d been on the road, his father had taken the Boy Scouts’ motto, “Be Prepared,” to a new level.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Vocabulary lists containing motto
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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Because of Winn-Dixie
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Divergent
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