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Noun
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War in Russian is all about sacrifice for the motherland, the individual dying and achieving glory for the greater good.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025 -
See photos from the scene and a procession of officers honoring their life, service and sacrifice.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Others think the frugality signals economic skittishness.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
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While sales will contribute to the balancing of the books, they haven’t necessarily been required so far, with Liverpool boasting plenty of wiggle room due to past frugality.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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But Constance offered no more in her own defense, for all her mortification.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Oldman’s face, set in brooding concentration, evokes a pained, vaguely incredulous mortification, which builds to a bitter, almost paralyzing ruefulness.—
Houman Barekat,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That kind of asceticism seemed neither fun nor sustainable.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
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Role models for digital moderation, much less asceticism, are in short supply.—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
11 May 2025
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Saint Anthony was an Egyptian monk whose relics were brought to France during the Crusades in the Middle Ages, after inspiring many people to take up seclusion and self-denial.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Crace transports readers two thousand years into the past to a stark Biblical landscape full of visceral encounters, violence, self-denial, and possible miracles.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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Lenders believed austerity measures were the answer and forced Greece into making politically unpopular but economically required structural changes.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Ahead of the closing of the deal, Paramount was already showing signs of private equity-style fiscal austerity.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
9 Aug. 2025
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Martial arts or yoga might be tools for self-discipline.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
5 Aug. 2025
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Therefore, having a strong growth mindset, self-discipline, and the ability to reframe failures as a learning curve can be the key factor for succeeding in business.—
Chelsea Tobin,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement My biggest takeaway from this formula and its ubiquity is that users can develop healthier social media feeds, but doing so takes restraint and intentionality.—
Noah Giansiracusa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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While candidates largely avoided major mishaps, the tech was used with little guidance or restraint.—
Makena Kelly,
Wired News,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Middle-of-the-roadism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle-of-the-roadism. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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