good name
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Wall Street is famous for taking Santa Claus’s good name in vain.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The presidency last week described the reports as "malicious and biased" and an attack on "the dignity and good name" of the women.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Confronting her audience, she scolded: "I'll tell you something about my good name / It's mine alone to disgrace / I don't cater to all these vipers dressed in empath's clothing."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
It has a history of bad actors who have sullied crypto’s good name by issuing stablecoins that turned out not to be stable.
From Slate ● May 21, 2025
Me, without any hat, in the middle of the afternoon, having to chase up and down back alleys because of my mother’s good name.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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