grin
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Wait, as society gets richer, we have it so good but the ridiculous cost slaps that grin right off our faces?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“You Wished for This” careens from ponderous ambience to shredded digital noise; The two parts of “Love is in the Air” recasts the yearning of a classic Hollywood love theme into a blood-soaked rictus grin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Albanese sported a wide grin as the two leaders briefly paused at the event to take a selfie photo.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
"I was wild at St John's Medical College in Bangalore," he says with a grin.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
“I believe that old pair has served me well, Aunt,” I said with a grin.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
When Tinfow found himself at a loss for words, she grinned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
As the others grinned and grimaced at their rivals’ responses, Becerra was as stone-faced as Buster Keaton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Still dressed in his black suit from the red carpet, the star ate with his award sitting on the table and grinned as he signed paper hats for staff.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Spielberg grinned as the audience broke out into cheers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Siobhan grinned so wide Ella could spot most of her teeth.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
“Too late,” I said grinning back, my joy as oversize as my new dress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
"A beautiful day," a grinning Eric Trump said on Fox News at the newly minted President Donald J. Trump International Airport, a short drive from the family's Mar-a-Lago golf resort and compound.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
The Ivory Coast forward is not about to stop grinning, as former Hammarby team-mate Nahir Besara explained.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
But after Trump Jr. touched down, the two men toured the Ambanis’ private zoo, and at night they performed a Gujarati folk dance, grinning as they moved together to the music.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
And Sheba was huge, her nose long and pointed, her hair greasy gray tails swinging like thick ropes around her grinning face, her eyes red and piercing.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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