genuine
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"China enters this summit with genuine leverage but also genuine urgency," Han Lin, China country director at Washington-based consultancy The Asia Group, told AFP.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Judging from a slew of panicked social media posts and endless versions of the same explainers on “how worried should you be?” there is a genuine fear that we could be in for another pandemic.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
"We are reasonable with the genuine people really struggling."
From BBC • May 10, 2026
“Our Land” is the work of a director whose attention is rigorous, whose care is genuine, but who is also conscious of her outsider’s perspective.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
“How well you draw!” he said, with a genuine surprise and pleasure at her skill, adding, with a half-laugh, “Yes, that’s me.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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