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humoring





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The tail-wagging golden retrievers and teens humoring their parents cleared out of the way.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

As I have grown older, I have come to realize he wasn’t being humored by me as much as he was humoring me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022

Ask yourself one question: What’s the downside for humoring me?

From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2021

One diplomat compared it to humoring an angry relative who controlled a family vacation estate, and periodically threatened to burn it down.

From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2018

“Oh no, never a Fiona. I was just humoring Emily. No ogre names for me!”

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan




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