affable
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“It’s actually been a lot of fun,” Morris adds, low-key and affable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
For UnitedHealth, where Thompson was a widely liked, affable executive who had risen through the ranks to lead its insurance unit, the loss left colleagues mourning at the same time they felt under attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Burnham is unusual in politics because even colleagues who are furious that he ousted Sir Keir Starmer say he is an affable and decent person.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The author’s there, the affable Fernando González Viñas, flanked by a matador and his entourage.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
Yet Franklin fit neither model: she was neither affable housewife nor cauldron-stirrer in a boiled wool robe, neither Madonna nor witch.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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