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goodness

[good-nis] / ˈgʊd nɪs /


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That would change, of course, And thank goodness.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

His bad-boy swagger externally obfuscates his heart of gold, but his goodness and morality are apparent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk. Thank goodness he’s finally gone!”

From Salon • May 27, 2026

“While Peretz was shaping an earthly culture that outrivaled heaven’s in its goodness, others were shaping an earthly culture that outrivaled hell’s in its venom,” she concludes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Thank goodness I had a chicken in the icebox.”

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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