righteous
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It was righteous, and it was legal—he was sure of it.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
"It was in that moment that I knew I was not righteous anymore, and I knew I needed saving," he says.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
We are righteous: truth, justice and the American way.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
In my view, there’s no contradiction because wearing ashes in public, unlike righteous acts of giving alms, fasting and praying in public, is a sign that we are sinners and in need of repentance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Memories can be trapped in a room, and this one still held all the years that she'd come in this window full of righteous malice.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing righteous
Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Donald Trump Inauguration Address- January 20, 2017
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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