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goodness

[good-nis] / ˈgʊd nɪs /


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"Still not clear…Dorgu! Goal! Oh my goodness me. Denmark are level again!"

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Thank goodness college football is nothing like that today!

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The fatty tissue never became reinfected, thank goodness, though it also didn’t heal back into a straight line.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

“We are here and we believe, and we believe in the essential goodness of every human being, and it’s never too late.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

“Thank goodness it did not spread to the woods,” said the Abbot, “otherwise all of Mossflower might have gone up in flames.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques