meekly
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"I think they wanted me back in the party but meekly," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
"There seems to have been an unwritten convention that if victims meekly surrendered their valuables, they deserved at least a small favor," he says.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
“That’s what the doctor says,” Ray J replied meekly, then seemingly grew frustrated as his friend talked loudly over him and insisted he was going to live long enough to see his children’s children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
The question is whether the party now meekly succumbs to the browbeating:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
When despite her assault by comb and scissors a few strands refused to lie down meekly, she soaked them mercilessly into submission.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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