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Adjective
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For dinner off the islet, the local fine dining scene is strong with options like Chef Duc’s Mango Rooms, and Mùa by Truc, which are all worth a visit.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026 -
There will also be a strong north to south longshore current.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Management has partly attributed the membership slowdown to tougher comparisons from a year earlier, but there’s more to the story.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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The California Assembly on Thursday overwhelming voted in favor of a bill that would prohibit children under 16 years old from having a social media account, setting up what is likely to continue to be a tough battle over the coming months.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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After days of criticism and nonstop social media debate, White addressed the incident Monday, opting to stand firm in her coaching style.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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In total, 18% of ballots had been returned as of Monday, according to data from the firm Political Data.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Nothing beyond strong, principled leadership.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Finding a principled billionaire is admittedly hard to come by.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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The good news is that because character comprises a set of virtuous habits, it can be developed and strengthened.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Some of those reasons or motives are virtuous, and some are not.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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Getting warships into the water is hard enough without wasting funds on vessels unlikely ever to sail.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Hulst setting a hard pace from the gun with Serna trying to hold on long enough to outkick him in the end.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Like the traditions of so many Indigenous cultures around the world, European fairy tales, taken together, provide us with insight into every level of those interconnected stories, and remind us of the moral codes that allow all of us—human, other-than-human, planet—to flourish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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To stay or to leave, goes the modern moral dilemma.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The landscape views are breathtaking since the terrain is so hilly and rocky (as opposed to the flat terrain of the savannah) and covered in Lebombo euphorbia, a cactus-like tree with a single trunk and an entire canopy of prickly, upright branches.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Resting more than 300 feet (91 meters) below the surface, the submarine remains largely intact and sits upright on the seafloor.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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“Backboned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backboned. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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