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virtuous

[vur-choo-uhs] / ˈvɜr tʃu əs /


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“It’s really kind of a virtuous cycle there.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

“I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.”

From Salon Jul. 1, 2026

That virtuous cycle was Musk’s vision from the earliest days of Starlink, as he told a room full of engineers that night more than a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Since we—the authors of this essay—are philosophers, maybe you’d expect us to say it’s important to do all these virtuous things for the right reasons.

From Slate May 15, 2026

Shusgis puffed and nodded vigorously in approval of his own opinion, and smiled at me, the smile of one virtuous man to another.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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