adorable
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Billy was a "charming, adorable man", Marie-Thérèse's son said, and the couple were in love "like teenagers".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The actors relish the pesky, droll, frequently adorable, sometimes incendiary individuality of their roles.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
But what relationship does the adorable child in the old footage we see here have to the young man who will later die?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Christine Hamilton and Dr. Vic St. John got engaged so quickly and exhibited so little tension that people called them adorable but boring or, worse, ringers.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
It would have been adorable if it hadn’t been slightly sickening to watch.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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