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goodwill

[good-wil] / ˈgʊdˈwɪl /
NOUN
generosity
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As it was, you may have spent too much goodwill debating other money-related issues.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Tottenham also added 10 players for more than £300m but goodwill is in short supply after two years of relegation battles.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

To people of goodwill of every faith: Stand with your neighbors and deny hatred an audience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

It was a strange marriage between the studios, which needed the support of the magazines, and the magazines, whose existence depended on the success and goodwill of the industry.”

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

She would imagine the air in Herat crackling with merriness, and high- spirited, bright-eyed people showering each other with endearments and goodwill.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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