value system
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Talarico "was a public-school teacher in San Antonio before he was a politician. That's not a resume line. That's a value system," Cogdell said in a statement to AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
The drama series about female wrestlers demanded I be physically strong—a new value system and a mental game-changer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
“This is not about enforcing standards,” she said, “it’s about inculcating a particular value system within the officer corps.”
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025
When a customer shopped there "you bought into a value system which she stood for and you wanted to be part of her gang", said Ms Portas.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2024
Others claim that inner-city residents no longer share the same value system as mainstream society, and therefore are not stigmatized by criminality.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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