gentle
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The victim's partner Denise Doyle described him as "the most caring soul and gentle person you could ever meet".
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Det Ch Insp Hazel Miller described Steven as "loving, caring and gentle" and a "much-loved son and brother".
From BBC • May 29, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: From high-heat titanium tools for coarse hair to gentle ceramic irons for fine tresses, these are the best hair straighteners we tested.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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
And Mutti was right, she was the sweetest elephant in the world, so gentle.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act IV
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