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George Foreman, a heavyweight boxing champion who returned to the sport to regain his title at the improbable age of 45, and who parlayed his fame and his amiable personality into a multimillion-dollar grill business, died on Friday night in Houston.—
Victor Mather,
New York Times,
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Surrounded and protected by the lagoon that separates Argentario from the mainland, this amiable town feels like Madrid’s little Tuscan twin, with its sunny disposition, well developed café culture, and houses in every shade of ocher.—
Lee Marshall,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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This allowed people to keep believing in a fundamentally benevolent government despite their experiences.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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There is, equally, a certain childish hope that Vuong’s reader will approach him with the benevolent incomprehension of a maternal figure.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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While his signature full head of hair sprung back to life after several washings, Swanson expects some residual good-natured ribbing from his Cubs teammates, as the first-place club looks to turn 2025 into its own potentially memorable winning campaign.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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Filmmaker, actor, writer and good-natured provocateur John Waters turned 79 this week.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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In a country shackled and scarred by race, religion, gender, and class, much of that rationalized and reified by mainline American churches, the Disciples were genial revolutionists offering inclusion, education, and empowerment for those at the margins.—
Richard D. Mahoney,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2025
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Two genial Hollywood stars enter a small town in Wales, boost the local soccer club and shepherd it to marvelous success.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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His father, Eric (Wood Harris), who cooks for the family and runs restaurants — including, in this TV reality, the real-life Linden, a Hollywood center of Black society — and never went to college, is more easygoing.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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This offbeat, easygoing ride includes stops to sample tropical fruits (freshly cracked coconut, mangoes, and key limes), facts and sightings of tropical flora, and cruises down side streets showcasing Key West’s diverse residential architecture (Shotgun, Bahamian, and Conch-style).—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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The strawberry, pandan and coconut cordial still has some of the coconut oil, which accentuates the smooth, creamy mouthfeel of the pandan.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
5 May 2025
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If Schur and the Emmys have a coldly cordial relationship, Ted Danson and the Emmys are much cozier.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While much comedy comes from watching the affable Edwin being pulled into her schemes, there is also a lot of joy in seeing a mature couple who simply adore one another.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2025
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Starting with their debut, these were musicians unafraid to revel in rubbery grooves, guitar and keyboard solos that threatened to never end, and the type of affable, malleable singing that’s characterized the form for decades.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
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Highly personable and ingratiating but with a tough core, Walters withstood critiques about the softness of her interrogatory style with celebrities and sometimes major political figures as well.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
30 Dec. 2022
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Smith’s tone was self-conscious and ingratiating—at times, obsequious.—
Sam Adler-Bell,
The New Republic,
7 Mar. 2022
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“Unsoldierly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsoldierly. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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