ingratiating
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The bright, ingratiating and charismatic Saqib is a servant’s son on the Atars’ country estate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
He made the most of this connection, flying the Welsh flag and ingratiating himself with locals, who fell for the charms of "this lovely man".
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
Thus far, he seems to have done a terrible job of ingratiating himself to others: Most recently, the office’s top criminal prosecutor resigned rather than follow his allegedly improper orders.
From Slate • Feb. 20, 2025
Both show off Glaser’s gift for grabbing a subject, attacking it from every side, playing smart and dumb, ingratiating and insulting, going sweet or sour.
From New York Times • May 24, 2024
He almost continually flashed about the room the ingratiating boyish smile.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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