sanctity
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During Light's appearance in the court on Wednesday, Massachusetts lawyers said the sanctity of the judicial system was at risk because of her actions.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“At the core of most religious traditions is a recognition of the sanctity of life and humanity over injury and profit,” Rabbi Jennie Rosenn of the Jewish climate advocacy group Dayenu said in a statement.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Those odors coming from the warehouse fire in Boyle Heights aren’t the odors of sanctity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Defending the sanctity of the system is different from projecting strength as a virtue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Paul responded, without apology, “I attach no particular sanctity to a twenty-five-cent window pane.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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"The Islamic Republic of Iran does not accept insulting its Islamic, religious, and national sanctities and values in any way," Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani told the French envoy on Wednesday, according to state TV.
From Reuters ● Jan. 4, 2023
“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," Zarif said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 14, 2015
“We believe that sanctities need to be respected,” Zarif said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2015
It was thus that Jesus applied to the sins and mock sanctities of his day, the ancient truths known to the prophets and to others long before him.
From Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses by Felix Adler
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"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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