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But no matter how noble Alice’s mission is, her consistent character is no match for Anderson’s heavy hand.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

It’s a noble thought, though “The Butterfly Season” isn’t a pious book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Making Shakespeare’s plays accessible is a noble goal, but there are other ways to go about this beyond modernizing the text and diluting its lyrical beauty and nuance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Conservative shadow housing secretary Katie Lam said it was a "noble aim" to protect UK democracy from foreign influence but changes proposed by the government had not always been produced with "proper care and attention".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Not on our watch!” added the noble Nala.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

His people are ancient and few, a clan whose kinship with nature left them vulnerable to warring nobles who all but wiped them out.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Some nobles have tried to improve the atas' lot.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

In the Middle Ages, William the Conqueror took control of England's land and granted parts of it to loyal nobles, who leased it to others for a fixed term.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Ironically, the nobles and clergy who had defied the king by upholding their privileges yielded these same privileges to the National Assembly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

The group of watching nobles, their robes swaying, parted to make a path.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

In turn, the investments grandparental figures make promote a form of longevity that is gained not just for its own sake, but for a larger and nobler purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Known for inventing the fast break, McLendon made a far nobler contribution to sports by accelerating the acceptance of minorities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2023

Shakespeare in the Park canceled its Thursday and Friday performances of “Hamlet,” saying ’tis not nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of wretched air.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

It’s ridiculous how entertaining “Air” is given that it’s about shoes, even if it works overtime to persuade you that it’s also about other, nobler truths, too.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023

He had chosen a country over us, as my mother had said, because it was nobler to take care of hundreds than one, or hundreds and one.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

The book’s hero is an upbeat, morally upright counselor named Ben Frost, who activated the boys’ noblest impulses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Indeed, it can create the noblest magic known to all mankind.

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025

Gold is famously known as the noblest of all metals because it has little or no reaction when encountering other substances; a property that makes it perfect for wedding rings and coins.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024

The Chinese philosopher Confucius reputedly said, “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

They came, all the best and noblest, to join the company.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton