pride
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I pride myself on being decisive, but at this moment I find myself stammering for an answer.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 25, 2026
Hofvendahl’s garden was his pride and joy, even though the work was never-ending.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 24, 2026
He spoke effusively of his 32 years in the fiber supply and the biomass energy sector, and his pride in its work.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 21, 2026
"Everyone knows about us because of Ali G, and many of us wear that as a badge of pride," he says.
From BBC β Oct. 20, 2026
A small glow of pride warms my chest.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
This was a stark warning to a company that prided and built itself on innovation.
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
Open has long prided itself as being the loudest, brashest and unmistakably New York-iest of tennis’ four Grand Slam tournaments.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 6, 2026
She prided herself on doing headstands in yoga and walking 5 miles a day.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 31, 2026
The agency previously prided itself on the program’s impartiality and, in an effort to protect its science from the influence of industry, purposefully kept the program separate from the agency offices that craft regulation.
From Salon β May 5, 2026
She prided herself on not needing any help, and I guessed needing some now bothered her almost as much as the pain.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Bumble differentiates itself from most dating apps, by priding itself on being a woman-owned, space centered on women who are empowered to make the first move after they swipe right on a potential romantic match.
From Salon β May 15, 2024
Having grown up in foster care, Ramona Ison rarely asked for help herself, priding herself on taking care of others in the neighborhood, offering rides for those who needed help getting to and from appointments.
From Scientific American β Aug. 17, 2023
He said he took the termination hard and, priding himself on a strong work ethic, recalled that during his military career he helped cook for 250,000 Vietnamese refugees at Fort Chaffee in Arkansas.
From Seattle Times β Jul. 3, 2021
Mr. de Blasio has mostly avoided any relationships with business leaders, long priding himself on being a champion of the working class.
From New York Times β Jan. 13, 2021
And the one thing the West is teaching them and priding itself on teaching them is the absurdity of this attitude.
From Appearances Being Notes of Travel by G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes) Dickinson
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