proud
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It's something that I am able to do and it's something that makes me feel so proud to be able to be here just to help.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“As Manny Halley expands Imani Studios into a 125,000-square-foot production home, we’re proud to continue our partnership rooted in a shared vision to create culturally impactful entertainment and expand opportunity in our industry.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Months later, she is still proud of that speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"She made me proud to be Appalachian. She put us on the map a little bit -- a lot," Donchatz said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
No one will make fun of you if you are proud of yourself and your relatives.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
He may soon be prouder still: At Sardy’s studio, Ness says he’s been working on a song he plans to release in the run-up to this fall’s midterm elections.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
I was proud of him for pivoting to pizza, prouder still for how, as we were heading home, he told me that he felt “peaceful, happy, confident, and love.”
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
"I cannot be prouder and happier from what I saw out there, especially how we lived the last 72 hours," Arteta said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
It could very well be your legacy — a career-defining performance, and you couldn’t be prouder.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026
Neewo had a second tooth and seemed even prouder of it than the first.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
Then there is her Imagination Library, which has reportedly distributed over 300 million books to children around the world since its launch in the late 1980s — an effort Dolly counted as her proudest achievement.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
One of his proudest moments was defeating a Brazil team on its home soil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Speaking outside No 10 this morning, Starmer thanked his wife in an emotional speech, after describing becoming prime minister as the "proudest moment" of his life.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
She told the Las Vegas Review-Journal her proudest accomplishment was “making sure I got all my children through high school and college”—and she wound up being awarded several honorary degrees herself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
But the game he felt proudest of took place when he had played quarterback for the Mount Vernon Purple and White Tigers in the homecoming game against Sulphur Spring.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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