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Get your own bowl and enjoy all the greasy goodness for yourself.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026 -
For example, a heavy sauce needs a thicker noodle to catch all of that goodness.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Torah frames giving not only as a charitable act, but as righteousness.—
Meg Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Outlaw country to the core, the Illinois native espouses an uncompromising independence and social-justice righteousness missing from the Nashville mainstream — and feigned for appearance’s sake in related circles.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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While critics say these changes are merely cosmetic, many ordinary Bangladeshis have been sold on the veneer of incorruptibility that comes from a theological under-pinning.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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In recent weeks, Trump has again revealed himself to be a stain on basic decency and humanity, demonstrating a depraved indifference to suffering and a laser-like focus on gold and glory.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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Our students, families, and taxpayers deserve leaders who put the best interests of the community first, not individuals who appear focused on protecting one another instead of protecting the integrity of our school system.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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In 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, was killed in custody after being arrested by the morality police for improperly wearing her hijab.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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During the 2022-23 Woman, Life, Freedom protests, sparked by the death of the young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police, Pahlavi called for rallies against the Iranian government in the United States, Canada and other countries.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Law-abidingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/law-abidingness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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