gentle
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He’s a little too gentle to be on planet Earth.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Susanna and Grace bond while singing a gentle duet about former patients Robert Lowell and Sylvia Plath.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
But CEO Lip-Bu Tan provided a gentle reminder of the strength of demand for CPUs in his keynote speech at the Computex conference in Taiwan Tuesday.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
First, a gentle warning: Premiums can rise significantly when you get into your 60s and 70s.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Betsie’s gentle voice startled me in that squirming madhouse.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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