greater glory
noun
: honor and distinction
He claimed that everything he did was done for the greater glory of his country.
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Both may seem like fairly small contributions to the end result, with other players getting the greater glory of the assist and the goal, but if Mac Allister hadn’t won the ball back in the first place, these attacks would not have been possible.
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 9 May 2025
But for some time now, critics of the Bears’ long run of mediocrity — the team has a .412 winning percentage and zero playoff wins since McCaskey became chairman in 2011 — have reasonably wondered whether the team’s path to greater glory might require different ownership.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 9 May 2025
But for some time now, critics of the Bears’ long run of mediocrity — the team has a .412 winning percentage and zero playoff wins since McCaskey became chairman in 2011 — have reasonably wondered whether the team’s path to greater glory might require different ownership.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Greater glory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greater%20glory. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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