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good people

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plural noun

  1. folklore fairies

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Instead, Cook’s model was: “Find out who the really good people are, and create an environment where everyone wants to work for me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

I've got a lot of good people around me.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Taxes are anxiety-producing, which is why good people like you use CPAs when they probably don’t need to pay for them.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Everyone in the Nob Hill neighborhood wanted me to know: They were good people.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Charlie is Police Chief Swan to the good people of Forks.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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