esprit
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Steve Jobs’s pirate flag celebrated a certain rebellious esprit de corps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The president told NBC News it would be an exercise in generating some "esprit de corps" - suggesting that he saw an opportunity to galvanise his troops.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
Directed with some unexpected beats by Katie Aselton, the comedy captures a bit of the esprit de girlfriends of HBO’s “Insecure,” but borrows too giddily from the Nancy Meyers rom-com catalog of upscale homes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
“When I look at the people that I met there and the structure and the camaraderie, it’s like we really had an esprit de corps there,” said Collick, 71.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2022
“You can tell this isn’t a Marine base. There's no spirit here. No esprit de corps.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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