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grin

[grin] / grɪn /
NOUN
wide smile
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VERB
smile widely
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Her hysterical grin sets your teeth on edge; she alternates between swiftness and stillness in her uncanny movements.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"It was a bit emosh to be fair," she said of her maiden international wicket as Dean shook her head with a grin.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Would they get the shadows of his wiry grin just right?

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

She occasionally turned to grin in the direction of dozens of supporters behind her in the courtroom gallery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He was just sitting there with a grin on his whiskery old face; rocking away and looking at us.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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