Americanness
Americannoun
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In this way, the memes and satire are likely helping young Somalis in the U.S. reaffirm their Americanness.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025
Gratitude seems like an appropriate response to this short and heartfelt work, which further develops a vision of Americanness that eschews the familiar values of progress, mobility and power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Olsen: And for you, that sort of essential Americanness that Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis sort of embody, how does that fit into your perception of America?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
So, what seemed in the 1950s to be the epitome of wholesome Americanness had become by the turn of the 21st century simultaneously naïve and stodgy.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022
She was struck by the word, by the irredeemable Americanness of it.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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