God-fearing
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And somewhere north of Richmond, Va., were those mysterious other people called Yankees—very unlike us God-fearing and patriotic Southerners, but Americans all the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
"These were God-fearing people, chapel was everything to them."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
The story follows Dawn O’Keefe, a God-fearing good girl — surrounded by shame-lobbing, not-so-good men — whose body has a sharp sense of justice.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
It’s heartbreaking how he could only swing like a pendulum between being out and God-fearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Reverend Mabutho was a fellow Thembu, a friend of my family’s, and a generous, God-fearing man.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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