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  1. Very, as in I'll go when I'm good and ready, or Mike was good and mad at Tom. This phrase is used to intensify the words that follow. [Colloquial; early 1800s]


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It turns trading decisions into a learning process by separating skill from luck and highlighting patterns in both good and bad outcomes.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Arguing with Rand “was like starting a game of chess thinking I was good, and suddenly finding myself in checkmate,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

They are all by nature good and kind people, and we have a decent relationship with them.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

“This attempt to humanize Robin, understand him for his good and his bad and try and understand that character as a person, was the instinct behind this.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

“I’ll be good, and Baba Joseph will tell everyone to leave me alone.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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