fawning
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He describes a kind of grief and irritation as Diana becomes public property and then royal property, which irks him even more, disliking the "nonsense of fawning" around the monarchy.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
For loyal Samsung user John Lee, it was just one more example of the tech press fawning over Apple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
We young women standing in front of her, fawning and asking for a photo, were the future of her work.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
Kelly Loeffler, the administrator of the Small Business Administration, was especially fawning.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Lennie gulped and his smile grew more fawning.
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
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