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gentle

[jen-tl] / ˈdʒɛn tl /




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First, a gentle warning: Premiums can rise significantly when you get into your 60s and 70s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

One day you’re a gentle lover in “Brokeback Mountain,” the next you’re a genius psychotic in “The Dark Knight.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Whereas Coltrane brought grace and a gentle texture, Rollins arguably delivered a firmer sense of music's ebbs and flows, crafting jazz in the manner of a classical composer.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

There really is something undeniably moving about the track’s three opening chords: their warmth, the unhurried tempo, the gentle tone of the Rhodes electric piano.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Tending the big, gentle beasts needed no strong arm or great courage.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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