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Mbappé’s individual numbers haven’t been enough to endear him to Madridistas either.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

Closer to home, securing a deal in Venezuela would endear Exxon to President Trump, who is pushing for U.S. energy companies to invest $100 billion to repair the country’s dilapidated oil-and-gas infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

"He probably wants to endear himself to his father," Minde tells the BBC, but adds that some of the posts are deliberate "provocations".

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

As one can imagine, this does nothing to endear Carol to Laxmi.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025

Unsurprisingly, the Battle of Bataan does little to endear Filipinos to their occupiers.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"There's something about blue that's calming, it endears trust without being too in your face. It's fashion diplomacy," says Kwei.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

His running inner monologue endears us to him by ostensibly revealing his vulnerabilities and insecurities to the audience.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025

What endears her most about her local community is the safety and security.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2024

The hothead look isn’t necessarily a good one - though Sirianni endears himself to Eagles fans when he barks at visiting fans.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2023

And it is in part this very human trait in Kingo that endears his song to us.

From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by J. C. (Jens Christian) Aaberg

Dion also "endeared herself" to the crowd by saying during one song that she wanted to stop and start over.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Little of Zhu’s effort endeared him to China’s traditional power structure, but he was the reform camp’s standard-bearer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Obama endeared himself to voters, especially younger ones, by coming off as the cool college professor who manages to sound erudite without being condescending.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

Years later, she endeared herself to the public when she appeared in 2010 on the BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing" show where celebrities with no dance experience are paired with a professional partner.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

He looked over at her and smiled as if that only endeared her to him more.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

Viewers found this endearing, speculating that the robot was “bashful” or suffering from social anxiety.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

The lighthearted “Shake Your Booty!” couldn’t be more different and in its early stretches, the Oscar-nominated Kikuchi is exceedingly endearing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Voice of a Century” is not intended to supplant Allan Keiler’s definitive 2000 biography—one of Mr. Tommasini’s main sources, along with Anderson’s endearing but circumspect 1956 autobiography, “My Lord, What a Morning.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Water voles have been functionally extinct in Surrey since the early 2000s, but co-ordinated reintroduction and habitat improvement efforts by nature restoration groups are working to help the endearing species thrive again.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Juliet scowled—something else that the local louts found very endearing.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer