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patriotism

[pey-tree-uh-tiz-uhm, pa-] / ˈpeɪ tri əˌtɪz əm, ˈpæ- /
NOUN
love of one's country
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You learn the love of patriotism from the loves that are closer to home.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Leaving patriotism and morality aside, I would say, “Gee, I don’t trust that.”

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Some are influenced through patriotism and the idea of an enemy.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The 59-year-old rode to election victory last month on a wave of patriotism stemming from the border conflict with Cambodia that killed scores on both sides last year and displaced more than one million people.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The patriotism of her young flight crews would be an inspiration to women serving the Motherland in a host of less glamorous roles—as snipers, tank drivers, antiaircraft machine gunners, technicians, cooks, or launderers.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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