tender
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Nominated for Academy Awards on seven occasions, he won best actor for his role as a troubled country singer in 1983's Tender Mercies.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
"AI assistants are still not a reliable way to access and consume news," said Jean Philip De Tender, deputy director general at the EBU, and Pete Archer, head of AI at the BBC.
From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025
Tender flaked blue crab and summer squash add sweetness and depth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
Tender, honest and evocatively photographed, this documentary sticks to you like a boutonniere on a lapel.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025
Tender sensibilities didn’t enter into it; life was hard, but life for animals on a working farm was harder.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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