dapper
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His usual on-camera affect was that of a dapper, pleasant, reasonably handsome young man who invariably finds himself in trouble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In interviews the dapper artist with his trademark flat cap waxed lyrical about the place where he was locked down during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
So all of a sudden it’s like, “Wait, that’s the same guy. Now he’s looking dapper with a mid-Atlantic accent.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
The dapper youth in a hat was photographed outside the museum that Sunday and went viral on social media, prompting theories about his identity.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025
A man, dapper and lean and elderly, approached them, hand extended; on his face a harried expression showed, as if everything recently had begun happening too fast.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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