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smirk

[smurk] / smɜrk /
NOUN
sly smile
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And the only trophy we have ever won in fútbol,” Luna adds with a smirk.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Moments later when the score flashed across the screen, Liu simply cracked a subtle smirk.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

On Chinese social media, pictures show some users sticking couplets or upside down pictures of Malfoy's signature smirk.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Cignetti, smiling through that permanent I told ya so smirk, brushed off Indiana’s new status as the No. 1 heavy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Ekon watched his co-candidate step forward with a smirk.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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