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proudly

[proud-lee] / ˈpraʊd li /


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“I was able to go back to X-Men land and destroy New Jersey, effortlessly,” he says proudly, raising his hands like Magneto in the throes of power.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Geumseong proudly announced he was now taller than his mother.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul proudly advertises its “Agatha Christie Room,” complete with a replica of the black Underwood typewriter Christie used.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The illustration showed a cow proudly standing next to a strange collection of useless objects labeled as tools.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Akimi’s dad marched over to the winning glider, proudly plucked it off the floor, and gave his daughter a thumbs-up!

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein