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probity

[proh-bi-tee, prob-i-] / ˈproʊ bɪ ti, ˈprɒb ɪ- /


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Probity, or at the very least a convincing simulation of it, is their brand.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2022

"Probity, transparency and accountability" were buzzwords he used frequently to describe the standard he expected from public officeholders.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2020

Someone needs to tell them what they should have figured out long ago: Probity is as probity does.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2016

After coming to power President Ubico introduced a Probity Law, requiring that public officials register their assets upon taking and leaving office.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the early morning the sun threw my shadow westward as I hurried down the white chasms of lower New York to the Probity Trust.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald




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