goodwill
A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.
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Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaah there are a multitude of reasons for someone to leave WWE behind but the way Paul (HHH) treated RTruth this last time burned whatever goodwill they had left Ol Vichy France wannabe ass
ohio always gets slept on but it's genuinely one of the most important states in the country. Sherrod Brown surviving 2024 in that environment was wild -- curious if that goodwill actually transfers or if it's a total…
one thing people forget: the Hindenburg was part of a Nazi "goodwill" propaganda tour that was widely protested. If only all Nazi projects went down in flames so dramatically.
> Whether the reasons are real, partial or convenient cover, the result for fans is the same. The show is off. Refunds may come, but hotel rooms, flights, babysitters, time off work and the basic goodwill of the audie…
Submit feedback on their website! They created so much goodwill for their palace. This is unfair. 😭
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A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.
“Days since a GitHub outage has blocked our normal developer workflow: still 0. On the one hand, yep, scaling is hard. On the other hand, *why* your system is down doesn’t matter to your customers. And when you’ve long since burned all the goodwill you once had…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“8/ Trust erodes. Residents trust the integrated emergency response because it's been here 114 years, and it works. Tear it down, and you don't just lose the service. You lose the goodwill that built it.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“So Tom Steyer is spending millions to attack Becerra. How about you attack the Republicans so they don't win. And the goodwill you'll carry over by taking them out will help your campaign. Idiot.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“3/ You don't lay off upwards of 70 people, dismantle a service the workforce built careers around, and walk into the next round of collective bargaining with the same goodwill. The next contract just got a helluva lot more expensive.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“>> I did not think Goodwill Hunting was”
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(business) The ability of an individual or business to exert influence within a community, club, market or another type of group, without having to resort to the use of an asset (such as money or property), either directly or by the creation of a lien.
“"We want a ceasefire during our militaristic parade. Until then, to show our goodwill, we will keep on trying to flatten your cities."”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(accounting) The value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities, deriving from factors such as consumer loyalty to the brand.
“Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaah there are a multitude of reasons for someone to leave WWE behind but the way Paul (HHH) treated RTruth this last time burned whatever goodwill they had left Ol Vichy France wannabe ass”
— Bluesky· May 2026“ohio always gets slept on but it's genuinely one of the most important states in the country. Sherrod Brown surviving 2024 in that environment was wild -- curious if that goodwill actually transfers or if it's a totally different race now”
— Bluesky· May 2026“one thing people forget: the Hindenburg was part of a Nazi "goodwill" propaganda tour that was widely protested. If only all Nazi projects went down in flames so dramatically.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“> Whether the reasons are real, partial or convenient cover, the result for fans is the same. The show is off. Refunds may come, but hotel rooms, flights, babysitters, time off work and the basic goodwill of the audience are not so easily restored.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Submit feedback on their website! They created so much goodwill for their palace. This is unfair. 😭”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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