sincere
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Koizumi left the shrine without responding to reporters' questions, but he later said on Instagram that he visited to "offer his sincere condolences to the heroic spirits who sacrificed their precious lives for the nation."
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Guardian awarded it four stars, external, praising its "spirit of defiance", while The Times only gave it two stars, external, calling the show "sincere" but "stilted".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
However, the less sincere that shift is, the greater the fallout when it turns out to be for naught.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
“I wish to extend my most sincere apologies to everyone impacted by my words,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
I lower my voice so it’s soft enough to sound sincere but loud enough to travel through her open window.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
“There is no sincerer love than the love of food,” reads the slip of paper.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2015
Guarantee us peace," begged Mr. Guinness, "and Germany will find she has no sincerer and no more useful friend in the world than Britain!
From Time Magazine Archive
Another Richmond editorial said, “There will in all the earth be no sincerer mourners than the people of the southern section of this Union.”
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
But she had a sincerer love for purity of manners than posterity has commonly believed.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
It is to the credit of the sincerer and better supporters of the Stuart cause that they would not even still consent to regard it as wholly lost.
From A History of the Four Georges, Volume I by Justin McCarthy
After Stodden reposted and questioned the clip earlier this week, Alexander said he was "deeply sorry" and offered her his "sincerest apologies".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Skydive Perris offers its sincerest condolences to the individual’s family and politely asks for privacy as we mourn together as a community,” according to the statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
"What happened today in Teotihuacan hurts us deeply. I express my sincerest solidarity to the people affected and their families," Sheinbaum wrote.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
"My sincerest and heartfelt condolences continue to remain with the families of both teenagers through this unimaginably difficult time," he added.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
Jo’s only answer was to hold her mother close, and in the silence which followed the sincerest prayer she had ever prayed left her heart without words.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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