honorable
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The individuals who survive and flourish in such a system are sycophants and mediocrities, and those who have learned to navigate the Great Leader’s moods are far from the most qualified, talented or honorable.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Ask a famous writer how they do what they do, and “Bird by Bird” will likely get honorable mention.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Coogler’s film did not earn even an honorable mention in Variety’s year-end list compiled by critics Peter Debruge and Owen Gleiberman.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Horrible, yet honorable: Mr. Duvall’s Meechum balanced both.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
C. P. Ellis: hurting and hurtful, possessed of all the tedious, creaking, accumulated hatreds of the South, and yet guileless and—Riddick believed—essentially honorable.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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