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gentleness

NOUN
intentional mildness
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Hopefully the same nurses that LaNasa toasted to in her speech, those whose grit and gentleness are manifest in Dana Evans, will feel that they are sharing in this win.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

She described him as "a war hero, our hero, and the family patriarch who wore his position with a gentleness and lightness of touch, unwavering positivity and a resolve to carry on".

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

That gentleness is surprising in a tool as powerful as an elephant’s trunk.

From NewsForKids.net • Jun. 20, 2024

What emerges is a drama that takes on difficult questions with surprisingly gentleness, eschewing scandal or violence.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

In the months that followed he turned a gentleness on Adam.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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