sanctity
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"Our core belief regarding the sanctity of blood remains unchanged," a spokesperson for the group said.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Defending the sanctity of the system is different from projecting strength as a virtue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
This study of extravagance and sanctity made Handel seem utterly relevant in his attempt to thwart early 18th century censorship and say something important.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
Purity is usually associated with ideas about cleanliness, sanctity or avoiding contamination – so finding that it is associated with negative views about wealth gives new meaning to the phrase “filthy rich.”
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2025
She could always get her friends to spill about any topic she wanted, insisting that no confession ever left the sanctity of her room.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
“No one would dare to insult Islamic sanctities from now on,” he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
"We believe that sanctities need to be respected," he said before nuclear talks in Geneva with U.S.
From Reuters ● Jan. 14, 2015
“We believe that sanctities need to be respected,” Zarif said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2015
"We believe that sanctities need to be respected," Zarif said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 14, 2015
O fair, fair Nature, are we thus Impotent and querulous Among thy workings glorious, Wealth and sanctities, that still Leave us vacant and defiled And wailing like a soft-kissed child, Kissed soft against his will?
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
Vocabulary lists containing sanctity
"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The Handmaid's Tale
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