magnanimity

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By contrast, Starmer's been the model of magnanimity - offering Sarwar his "100%" support.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Instead, he responded with joking faux magnanimity: “I try not to blame women on their own,” he said.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2025

Yagman, whose past victories included establishing that lawyers cannot be sanctioned for making disparaging comments about their judges, showed uncharacteristic magnanimity in defeat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2024

“For years, A.Q.’s lavish lifestyle and tales of his wealth, properties, corrupt practices and financial magnanimity at state expense were generally all too well known in Islamabad’s social and government circles,” Musharraf later wrote.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2023

In a while, the magnanimity of the rich would complete the picture.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin