pusillanimity

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It’s easy to blame the reporters whose bylines appear on Times news articles for their pusillanimity.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

Such pusillanimity throws into sharp relief the acts of courage these hearings have shown us.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2022

The pusillanimity of American corporations on this subject continues to astound.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2021

“Their pusillanimity disrespected the men, American and Asian, I had known who died fighting the good fight ,” he said.

From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2017

When it was reported to me, and a share of the presents offered me, I not only refused to accept anything, but reproached the Indians for their pusillanimity in submitting to such terms.

From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Knight, Charles