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[wur-thee] / ˈwɜr ði /


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Maddox: I’ve been listening to Disney music, which emphasizes that no matter where you come from, or who you come from, there’s no reason why your life shouldn’t be worthy if you do your best.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The takeover saga has been a drama worthy of a Hollywood film itself.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Reddit threads tout the film as a modern classic, measured against the standard “The Exorcist” set, and more formal writing draws worthy comparisons between Linda Blair’s unforgettable performance and newcomer Inde Navarrette’s work in “Obsession.”

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

The comparisons to Messi are inevitable and the stats suggest Lamine Yamal is on his way to becoming a worthy heir to the player many consider the greatest ever.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

“And you call yourself an agent? Please be straightforward and get to the point, Mr. Jarvis. Do you have any information that hasn’t yet been considered? Something worthy of making me late for work?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

On the face of it, little connects the mutton-chopped worthies who built places like Saltaire and Bournville with the tech bros of Silicon Valley.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2022

The answer, my worthies, is that it is nowhere to be found in the Constitution.

From Salon May 14, 2022

Other worthies such as Adam and the Ants and James Ingram were shut down in this category.

From Seattle Times Apr. 2, 2022

An uncomplicated, comfort-zone paean to the Irish communist Jimmy Gralton, whose brand of free-thinking is too much for the local worthies in 1930s Ireland.

From The Guardian Oct. 17, 2019

He regretted that his deteriorating health prevented him from attending the ceremonies in person and joining “the small band, the remnant of that host of worthies who joined with us on that day.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

They almost certainly could have been put to work on worthier causes.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2025

What’s worthier: the news story that matters now or the storytelling that pushes documentary filmmaking into the future?

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 2024

Extensive development work is being conducted to give old clothes and textiles a worthier end.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2024

Another painting, from a third and much finer series known as the Scuola degli Schiavoni cycle, offers worthier compensation for the missing Ursula works.

From Washington Post Dec. 9, 2022

Harry Potter’s well-wishers must hope that, next time, he bestows his heart upon a worthier candidate.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Among his worthiest financial prescriptions is to marry well.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

However while Musk and Altman have been focused on each trying to prove themselves the worthiest custodians of AI in court, their rivals have raced ahead.

From BBC May 19, 2026

“Summer of Soul’s” win was one of the worthiest of the night, and Questlove proceeded to give one of the evening’s most beautiful speeches.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2022

Wild-card berths are not necessarily going to the worthiest teams this year, but the ones whose outbreaks were fortuitously timed.

From New York Times Jan. 5, 2022

Though it was a forbidden love, still he felt it to be the worthiest thing about him, and the purest, and the deepest.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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