patriotism
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"But that doesn't mean that you have to draw into question people's motivations or their patriotism or who they are."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
"I do not want to entrust national pride to the wrong people," said Klopp, who prefers the term "positive patriotism" to "national pride", which he fears can be misunderstood.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Last year in the spirit of patriotism, my favorite Toronto coffee shop taped over the menu listing for its Americano to re-dub it a Canadiano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Before Sept. 11 became an argument about war, security, patriotism or political allegiance, it was an encounter with human vulnerability and then human resilience.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
"I'm getting sick of all this in-your-face patriotism," I say.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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