virile
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“It’s far and away the most virile part of American capitalism,” he said in one 2021 interview.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
The performances of the symphonies, on Thursday and Saturday, came across considerably more persuasively than the concerto did on Wednesday, though Mr. Zukerman, now age 77, was in fine, virile form.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Now, a new, more virile chortle has risen to take its place.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2023
A key item, a button-front underwear shirt, shares heritage with today’s henley, a shirt that’s never shed its virile associations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
His voice carried above the general disharmony and virile hum of the squadrons.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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