virtue
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The second lesson is the virtue of diversification.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 6, 2026
To successfully complete their journey, each student must embody a virtue that belongs to a different House.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 29, 2026
She placed fourth, achieving the same total as India's bronze medallist Laishram Devi but losing out on a podium place by virtue of weighing more than her rival.
From BBC β Jul. 29, 2026
The determination to do the right thing is a mark of statesmanship as well as virtue, but not necessarily a formula for success in our political state of nature.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 15, 2026
Concerning these, all the problems occur before they are acquired, since they are acquired either through virtue or through Fortune, and are maintained without one or the other.
From "The Prince" by NiccolΓ² Machiavelli
Apple under Tim Cook’s leadership has illustrated the virtues of sticking to one’s knitting.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 2, 2026
He had been seeing social-media posts touting the ease and virtues of AI, which he used to chart a business plan and help with marketing.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 30, 2026
When Axon started developing body cameras, Smith assumed the police and the public would immediately grasp the virtues of recording interactions with law enforcement.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 28, 2026
The Congolese proverb little by little, grow the bananas emphasises the virtues of patience and steady progress.
From BBC β Jun. 28, 2026
In January 2006 Gotham’s creator, Joel Greenblatt, had gone on television to promote a book and, when asked to name his favorite “value investors,” had extolled the virtues of a rare talent named Mike Burry.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing virtue
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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