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The judge was known for her unwavering rectitude and commitment to upholding the law.rectitude = moral integrity
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The politician’s reputation for rectitude and honesty earned him the respect of his constituents.
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In later years, I sometimes wondered exactly what made Jem do it, what made him break the bonds of "You just be a gentleman, son," and the phase of self-conscious rectitude he had recently entered. (source)
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We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; … (source)
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But this fact no longer delighted his soul or propped up his sense of his own rectitude, as it might have done in earlier, more self-satisfied years.† (source)
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In Flushing, I had lived defensively in the midst of documented rectitude.† (source)
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Propelled from the depths of her ignorance, silly imagining and girlish rectitude, she had come to call a halt.† (source)
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There is no rectitude whatsoever.† (source)
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Who is there that can dismiss all doubts on the justice of a cause which can inspire such conscious rectitude?† (source)
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Yes, you're right," Jaime would grudgingly admit with a rectitude that prevented him from arguing in bad faith.† (source)
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He's just making conversation, but Cedric, desperate to shore up the miserable image of how he fled from the nightclub line, reaches for a cold bucket of rectitude, one of those discussion enders Barbara used to summon when dangerous issues arose.† (source)
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Now I sat down to write a different kind of letter, one that tried to convey how much she meant to me, how much she had taught me, how I wanted to emulate her rigor and rectitude, how much I loved her and missed her.† (source)
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Spare me your rectitude, Lord Snow, I have strength enough without you.† (source)
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He was a husky man, a dominating man, and a man fierce for rectitude.† (source)
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Your unrequited rectitude is the only hold they have upon you.† (source)
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He feels very powerful through his rectitude, but in fact, hidden in his heart ...evil.† (source)
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