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comforting

[kuhm-fer-ting] / ˈkʌm fər tɪŋ /


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Corporate sentiment readings are also more comforting for investors.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

And it’s cool because she’s very comforting to people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

For easy weeknight dinners, I love making a cottage cheese pasta sauce that’s both comforting and hearty.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

That’s a comforting vote of confidence in Warsh.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

As Ophie picked her way out of the woods she saw them in the yard; the pastor and his wife were standing near their big car, holding Ophie’s mama in a comforting embrace.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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