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Which TV host could be described as affable?

affable

[af-uh-buhl] / ˈæf ə bəl /


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With unruly hair, round glasses, an affable demeanor and a taste for V-neck sweaters, Amodei is worlds away from the corporate executive archetype -- and seems to be motivated by something his peers are not.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

"You've seen a much more aggressive Farage in the last three or four months. He's gone from the affable to the laughable," says Crick.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

“It’s actually been a lot of fun,” Morris adds, low-key and affable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

For UnitedHealth, where Thompson was a widely liked, affable executive who had risen through the ranks to lead its insurance unit, the loss left colleagues mourning at the same time they felt under attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

His hair, a brown-and-gray mash-up, was shortish and scruffy in a way that might seem hip on someone half his age but gave him the look of an affable academic.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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