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pride

[prahyd] / praɪd /






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He smiled with pride at the state of the fishery.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

While several Rwandans told AFP of their pride that their country will soon host the pinnacle of motor sports, Kigali entrepreneur Amon Niyigena, took a more pragmatic view.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

It is only seven weeks since Bruno Fernandes stood in the Manchester Opera House and spoke of his pride at being named PFA Player of the Year for 2025-26.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

They use mathematical models to predict where markets are going and take pride in removing emotion from investment decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

His pride in me was like a runaway horse.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Open has long prided itself as being the loudest, brashest and unmistakably New York-iest of tennis’ four Grand Slam tournaments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Mittelstand businesses, which long prided themselves on a die-hard free-trade ethic, have recently started requesting government protection from state-backed Chinese firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

The agency previously prided itself on the program’s impartiality and, in an effort to protect its science from the influence of industry, purposefully kept the program separate from the agency offices that craft regulation.

From Salon ● May 5, 2026

For decades, Bengal prided itself on resisting the political currents reshaping the rest of India.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

All his life Tyrion had prided himself on his cunning, the only gift the gods had seen fit to give him, and yet this seven-times-damned she-wolf Catelyn Stark had outwitted him at every turn.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

But when it comes to campaigns and elections, the former House speaker has never had much use for sentimentality, priding herself on a reptilian cold-bloodedness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2024

Bumble differentiates itself from most dating apps, by priding itself on being a woman-owned, space centered on women who are empowered to make the first move after they swipe right on a potential romantic match.

From Salon ● May 15, 2024

Vietnam’s Communist Party has ruled the country for nearly half a century, often priding itself on unity and longevity.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

Having grown up in foster care, Ramona Ison rarely asked for help herself, priding herself on taking care of others in the neighborhood, offering rides for those who needed help getting to and from appointments.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2023

She is a very good woman, rather priding herself on setting aside all conventionality, and bustling about the house, and keeping everyone up to their duty but her son!

From Under the Mendips A Tale by Emma Marshall


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