Americanness
Americannoun
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Examining the intersection of Christianity and Americanness across centuries would have helped Mr. Sutton’s case.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
This is precisely what I think drives those debates about language and who gets the right to claim Americanness — a lack of information.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
In this way, the memes and satire are likely helping young Somalis in the U.S. reaffirm their Americanness.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2025
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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