worthiness
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“I have his face, but not his virtue. All I can feel is the weight of him. His legacy, his worthiness, his name.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
To “prove their worthiness to their fellow Americans,” she observes, Jews offer lists of “American Jewish scientists and artists and entertainers and thinkers” as exemplary patriots and allies to other minority groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Even when intergalactic forces take pains to make the Lantern Corps’ selection process fair, Earth’s unspoken dictates about worthiness make that impossible.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Tax time is when it’s revealed how the year went,” said Joyce Marter, a licensed psychotherapist in Cape Coral, Fla. “There can be issues of power and control, worthiness and resentment.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
It’s disturbing how fast weeds take root in my garden of worthiness.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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