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
But speaking to the cameras afterwards, Ross was magnanimous in accepting his defeat.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
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 • Oct. 17, 2025
Calmly he struck a wooden match and sucked noisily at his pipe with an eloquent air of benign and magnanimous forgiveness.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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