sacrifice
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Kazan doesn’t sacrifice much of the character’s darkness, but rather enables Pugh, an actress who ably navigates purity and corruption, to play with both closer to the surface than usual.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
There is also a fine line between sensible budgeting and sacrifice.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
And after Ivan Herrera moved Báez to third via a groundout, Alec Burleson tied the score at five with a sacrifice fly to right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
There are 420 memorials at the 150-acre site, which honours the service and sacrifice of the armed forces, emergency services and other civilian organisations, including the Sands charity's baby loss memorial.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Days before he had told me how grateful he was for the support of whites, blacks, anyone who was prosperous—they all fell under his umbrella of WL—whether their motive was sacrifice, remorse, or even pity.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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These financial sacrifices and hard work helped propel Charles to homeownership.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Like many of the best covers, Harris sings this young girl’s chronicle of her long-suffering mother’s sacrifices with such natural assurance that you’d think “To Daddy” had been written for her.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Younus Qureshi, 69, said he came to show his support "for the man who has made so many sacrifices for Pakistan".
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Her sacrifices and support are central to my ability to serve, and I can only feel gratitude for her grace and strength.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Tal’s style was filled with wild, inspired combinations, intuitive sacrifices, and pyrotechnics.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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“We sacrificed vacations, but in the end, we have a home that’s ours.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Three men sacrificed their lives to protect dozens of schoolchildren during an attempted mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
"For me, it's a sad feeling, because a place burdened by history is being built over, sacrificed to the economy," Erich Strobl, head of a local campaign to preserve part of the site, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
In May, posts emerged online accusing refugees of not properly disposing of animals sacrificed during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha and quickly went viral.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
During her imprisonment, Melita rationalized that she had sacrificed and worked hard to create a better Germany.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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With the gas generator, “You’re not really sacrificing anything in terms of how far you can tow, how long you can tow,” Abuelsamid said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
“The challenge is building a plan that gets you through those years without sacrificing your long-term financial future. Sometimes the best financial decision is paying for childcare.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
With those adjustments, the team successfully produced cemented carbide through AM without sacrificing its hardness.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Backus and Enquist set the foundation for what softball is today, paving the way for new opportunities by sacrificing for the greater good of softball’s future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Lawrence now faced the task of climbing down from his discredited position without sacrificing his dignity or the Rad Lab’s youthful reputation.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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