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Who did E. B. White call "the most…sensitive, quick, and generally congenial readers on earth"?

congenial

[kuhn-jeen-yuhl] / kənˈdʒin jəl /


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Gray’s early life has all the ingredients of a congenial coming-of-age movie, one rooted in the anything-goes landscape of postwar Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Michael Auslin terms Coolidge’s interpretation “more intelligible and congenial to ordinary Americans than the abstract musings of scholars.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

I took a job in human resources and I thought that would be a little more congenial, but gradually I started to realize I’m in the wrong place.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

To Mediavilla, she is an overlooked Disneyland personality, working to set up tour school groups, help define children’s activities and be an advocate for Disneyland’s overly congenial hospitality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

The congenial thumping of the wolf’s tail against the stone floor echoed in hidden caverns far below.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood


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