virtue
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Responding to the debate for the Welsh government, Plaid Cymru's Sioned Williams said it was "shameful" of Dan Thomas to call the policy "virtue signalling".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
England are ahead of Ghana in Group L by virtue of one goal and lead Croatia - who they beat 4-2 in their first game - by a point.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Making a virtue of necessity, Mr. Zagorodnyuk’s operating concept describes a “new paradigm for air power” whereby Ukraine can achieve “the same effects” using “less sophisticated” means that are “much cheaper” but “equally effective.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
After all, they signed an employment contract with a prison that receives federal funding by virtue of RLUIPA.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
I longed to show her that I had some virtue and no lack of education.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
When Axon started developing body cameras, Smith assumed the police and the public would immediately grasp the virtues of recording interactions with law enforcement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
"With all its virtues and its defects this is a place we feel proud of," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
The president is extolling the virtues of the East Wing ballroom.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
If you were unaware of the virtues of time diversification, you would think that both the Dow’s and the S&P 500’s long-term returns would have hugely diverged.
From MarketWatch ● May 30, 2026
With those words the Impostor shook them both by the hand, with an air, and left the house; leaving me much more astonished than delighted by the virtues of that same indefinite “it.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing virtue
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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