rightness

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Recent Examples of rightness By war’s end he was not only convinced of the moral rightness of Black suffrage and civil rights, but of their essential necessity and urgency. Jack Sheehan september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • What begins as a family mystery gradually opens onto broader questions of social resentment, morality and the enduring trauma of history.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The story just keeps building on itself, adding new characters and deep complexity to what could otherwise have been a flat morality tale.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In January, the City Council voted for a certificate of appropriateness that paved the way for the Tin Shop building to either be relocated or demolished in the future.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Many of these conferences took place at luxury resorts, raising questions about the appropriateness of the venues.
    Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Executive privilege allows the witness to withhold information from Congress to protect the integrity of the executive branch.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
  • On July 3, 2025, Guardians right-handed starter, Luis Ortiz was flagged by betting integrity firm IC360 for allegedly throwing a pair of pitches that received an unusual amount of gambling activity.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And there is some validity to the fact that the Broncos played against a rookie quarterback, Cam Ward, and a group of receivers (yes, looking at you, Calvin Ridley) who simply could not hold onto the ball.
    Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Several of these firings have led to lawsuits over the nature and validity of the president's ability to replace these individuals, calling into question the limits of the president to control personnel across the federal government.
    Peter Aitken Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In Israel, resilience is not treated as a soft virtue but as a critical capability to absorb shocks, adapt fast, and rebuild after failure.
    Rchin Bari, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That’s a shame because one of the biggest virtues of Zoox’s symmetrical 4-wheel-steering design is superior ability to do general PuDo.
    Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For decades, studios have tried to capitalize on the financial success and cultural relevance of video games, but it's only been in the past few years that things have clicked.
    Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In a filing on Friday, Lively’s team opposed extending the deposition deadline to accommodate a deposition of Swift, questioning the relevance of her testimony and accusing Baldoni’s lawyers of causing unnecessary delay.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This honesty, paired with a focus on the fundamentals, helped his students achieve realistic, incremental progress.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Somewhere in your honesty, someone else will find their courage—and that, more than any strategy or speech, is what transforms organizations.
    Marie Quintana, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That's 11 years of almost 12 years of championship relevancy built around a certain core.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The new logo was part of Cracker Barrel’s strategic transformation plan, put together last year with the goal of increasing profitability through driving the brand’s relevancy.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Rightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rightness. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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