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Mbappé’s individual numbers haven’t been enough to endear him to Madridistas either.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

Closer to home, securing a deal in Venezuela would endear Exxon to President Trump, who is pushing for U.S. energy companies to invest $100 billion to repair the country’s dilapidated oil-and-gas infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

As one can imagine, this does nothing to endear Carol to Laxmi.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025

As he said it, Alcaraz flashed the infectious smile which has helped endear him to crowds globally.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025

Unsurprisingly, the Battle of Bataan does little to endear Filipinos to their occupiers.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Rob Cross is usually a fairly popular thrower too but Evans has that maverick attitude and appearance that endears him to the pundits.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024

The hothead look isn’t necessarily a good one - though Sirianni endears himself to Eagles fans when he barks at visiting fans.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2023

What endears you to me is your response to those people.

From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2023

George Mason lost to eventual national champion Florida in the Final Four but the madness-inducing run still endears — just like it will for the Hurricanes.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

What title, or what name, endears thee most?

From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Edward Young

Little of Zhu’s effort endeared him to China’s traditional power structure, but he was the reform camp’s standard-bearer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Obama endeared himself to voters, especially younger ones, by coming off as the cool college professor who manages to sound erudite without being condescending.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

That lighthearted attitude is what endeared Wallace to Randolph before the teen even joined the team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

She endeared herself to the British public when she appeared in 2010 on the BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing" show where celebrities with no dance experience are paired with a professional partner.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

It was nowhere as blond as Vera Louise’s hair once was, but its sunlight color, its determined curliness, endeared him to her.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

Viewers found this endearing, speculating that the robot was “bashful” or suffering from social anxiety.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

The lighthearted “Shake Your Booty!” couldn’t be more different and in its early stretches, the Oscar-nominated Kikuchi is exceedingly endearing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Voice of a Century” is not intended to supplant Allan Keiler’s definitive 2000 biography—one of Mr. Tommasini’s main sources, along with Anderson’s endearing but circumspect 1956 autobiography, “My Lord, What a Morning.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Water voles have been functionally extinct in Surrey since the early 2000s, but co-ordinated reintroduction and habitat improvement efforts by nature restoration groups are working to help the endearing species thrive again.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

There was something endearing about their mutual trust and solicitude.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik