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respectability

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Recent Examples of respectability Standards are not automatically anti-Black Not every expectation set within a Black institution is respectability politics. — Tee Wilson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Some elite African Americans derided her efforts and called for humility and respectability. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 Taken together, the studies have increased the respectability of mitochondria as a wide-ranging, dynamic area of study. — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026 Theater artists who have come of age in this period have been released from the burden of having to conform to notions of regional theater respectability. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 For Democrats in the Florida Legislature, the long road back to respectability runs right along the Broward coastline. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026 There is no slowdown on the road to respectability. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 Pamphlets detailing how goods were disinfected prior to sale shellacked an additional veneer of respectability onto the enterprise. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 Under Tom Thibodeau, the Knicks, too, went from the butt of jokes to respectability. — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 8 June 2026

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Noun

Fischer studies cultural anthropology, specializing in matters of economics and moralities.

— Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
Recent political memoirs by JD Vance, Andy Beshear, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Raphael Warnock focus on God, morality, and religion.

— Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026

Definition of morality

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And although Americans are attending church less frequently, there’s still a high degree of concern over morality and decency in the country – two qualities many people associate with organized religion.

— Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
The second half of The Perfect Moment is really centered on them, these four performance artists who sued the government over decency rules in funding and took it to the Supreme Court.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Definition of decency

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Diners included the Beatles, Mick Jagger, Muhammad Ali, Lynn Redgrave, and countless other celebrities, politicians, and nobility.

— David Szondy August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Traditionally, Japanese royalty — in particular, heirs to the throne — only married other members of the imperial family, or the former court nobility.

— Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Definition of nobility

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In fairness, Jacob deGrom did invoke his no-trade clause, blocking a move to Atlanta.

— Levi Weaver, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Jacob Becchina, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department, said the department would not comment on the allegations in the lawsuit to ensure fairness to both sides.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of fairness

Noun

Building a reputation for trustworthiness and fairness through transparent actions and accountability also helps reinforce one’s incorruptibility.

— Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
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

Definition of incorruptibility

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The backtracking illustrates how the politics of criminal justice have shifted since 2020, posing dilemmas for Democrats’ midterm strategy and their ability to enact their preferred solutions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Civil rights and criminal justice experts interviewed by the Observer say the police owe it to the community to do a thorough investigation and offer transparency, given the history of Black people being lynched in the South.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

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