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good people

British  

plural noun

  1. folklore fairies

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I’m in the family; good people, you know.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

"This Muslim community, they're really good people, you know," said Katelynn Fisk, a neighbor who was out walking her dog.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

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

“They fired their best people at FDA and hired some good people and weird people and whatever,” McAfee said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Other people, good people, were baking gingerbread cookies, eating peppermints, and tying bows on holiday gifts.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

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