debt of gratitude
noun phrase
: appreciation or thanks that someone should give another person
We owe them a debt of gratitude for all the help they've given us.
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For that, the philanthropic community owes the study team and Undue Medical Debt a debt of gratitude.
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Katherine Hempstead, STAT, 7 June 2024
Even so, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, LSU and every other SEC program all owe Saban a mega-million-dollar debt of gratitude.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
Chavarria now owes them all a debt of gratitude — an untenable position for a city administrator.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
But the odds are good that the trendy pizzeria in your neighborhood also owes a debt of gratitude, directly or indirectly, to a small handful of artisans who rethought pizza in this country.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
The country owes them a debt of gratitude.
—Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
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Katherine Hempstead, STAT, 7 June 2024
Even so, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, LSU and every other SEC program all owe Saban a mega-million-dollar debt of gratitude.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
Chavarria now owes them all a debt of gratitude — an untenable position for a city administrator.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
But the odds are good that the trendy pizzeria in your neighborhood also owes a debt of gratitude, directly or indirectly, to a small handful of artisans who rethought pizza in this country.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
The country owes them a debt of gratitude.
—Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
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“Debt of gratitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debt%20of%20gratitude. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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