magnanimous
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“You all right if I — “ he began before Trump cut him off with a magnanimous, “Sure. Please.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
The ugliness of the comment prompted Rick Wilson—former Republican strategist, he of the magnanimous Lincoln Project—to step forward.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
The answer is evasive but also magnanimous, as befits Mr. Youngkin’s personality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
When she returned for Season 3, she was slightly more magnanimous and less flighty, trying her best to achieve harmony with the rest of the cast.
From Salon • May 20, 2025
I would never have refused anyone who wanted to peek at my answers, I was magnanimous with my candy, and I wasn’t stuck-up.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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