affectionate
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Director Penny Marshall’s affectionate look at a women’s professional baseball league during World War II. The ensemble cast includes Geena Davis, Madonna, and Tom Hanks as the hard-to-please manager of the Rockford Peaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Social media expert Mark Navarra said the friendship showed a different, more affectionate side to footballers.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Calling back to a “Ray of Light” track, Madonna refers to Lola as “little star” and then brilliantly examines the flipside of this affectionate nickname.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
The thought is prompted by the death this week of the movie critic Rex Reed, 87, who was the object of an affectionate appreciation by his friend Merin Curotto, who was Reed’s editor at Observer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
She gave Harry an affectionate nip with her beak as he removed her burden, then flew across the room to join Errol.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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