tender
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On Sunday, Intesa said Delfin, the holding company of Italy’s Del Vecchio family and Monte dei Paschi’s biggest shareholder, had committed to tender its 17.6% stake to the offer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Now, “Luna” is tender and otherworldly, drenched in the high drama and glamour that San Cha so loves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Stone attracts a lot of attention for her tender age and lavishly produced content.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
The former defence secretary will announce that three new floating docks at HM Royal Naval Base Clyde, at Faslane, will be built in the UK, rather than put out to international tender.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
James lobbed a cross glance at the boys, but when he turned back at me, his eyes were tender.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Because they are made with un-hydrogenated fats that are liquid at room temperature, they have a moister, tenderer texture than butter cakes.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2021
But there have always been many Manets, and even the later, tenderer Manet coexists with an artist of deep political engagement and historical sweep.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019
Out of the darkness of these ugly times, and the tenderer moments conjured in a family of seven children, Butterworth weaves an enthralling tapestry of melodrama, wryness and suspense.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2018
Make your chicken work for you Two big benefits of meat-pounding: tenderer, speedier meat.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2018
The moth mullein is tenderer than the common mullein.
From Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good by Alan Douglas
Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph, “High Road” The year’s tenderest butt-rock ballad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024
Anthony's unexpected fling with Giuseppe is among the season's tenderest developments.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2023
For the tenderest texture, slice the steak thinly and against the grain.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The tenderest and meatiest of all ribs are the baby back, which have nothing to do with babies, but everything to do with backs.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
The choicest potatoes, the tastiest morsel, the tenderest bit of whatever there is, that’s Madame’s motto.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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