earnest
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Intentional or not, no one could blame the 20-year-old for inserting an earnest request for audiences to proceed with kindness as she readies her debut album, which finally landed Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
However, it was also the year Nadal's injury struggle began in earnest.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Unknown but cheerful in his obscurity stands a humble wedding singer, Rick Power, warmly played by Paul Rudd with his patented earnest sweetness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The musical is embraced as a wholesome, earnest tale about love of one’s homeland.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
It was so out of character, and so earnest, that she nearly kissed him right there.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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