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magnanimous

[mag-nan-uh-muhs] / mægˈnæn ə məs /


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The answer is evasive but also magnanimous, as befits Mr. Youngkin’s personality.

From The Wall Street Journal

Readers who pick the more proper—or magnanimous—paths are in no way guaranteed to page their way toward happier endings.

From The Wall Street Journal

But speaking to the cameras afterwards, Ross was magnanimous in accepting his defeat.

From BBC

When wealth becomes a substitute for participation, giving is reduced to performance art—proof of virtue, a way to appear magnanimous while still demanding ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal

Doncic, along with James, is considered one of their leaders and this was seen as magnanimous.

From Los Angeles Times