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gentleness

NOUN
intentional mildness
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Many European skin-care brands have long been known for giving priority to both effectiveness and gentleness on the skin, according to dermatologist Marisa Garshick.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Masi said her son was a confident child, "always kind and full of patience and gentleness".

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

It’s a future built entirely on gentleness — the very quality the world has denied him at every turn.

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025

Spryly hilarious, Kelly lends the henpecked husband’s subversive streak a bumbling gentleness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

Damasen handled him with surprising gentleness, murmuring words of encouragement that she couldn’t quite catch.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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