wholesome
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“Something a little more wholesome than the debauchery of downtown,” says John Ingram, chairman of the Ingram Industries conglomerate and owner of the pro-soccer team Nashville SC.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“Taylor, who played my dad, was the more wholesome, normalized version of who my dad was,” Konkle says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
If the goal was to make Jackson’s proclivities look normal and wholesome, congratulations, “Michael” is a spectacular failure.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Keen says she actually preferred Galaxy to the first film as it has "loads of funny moments" alongside "cute, wholesome moments".
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Adolescence is a surreal world: Kids who don helmets and practice banging into one another for hours each week are deemed healthy and wholesome, even heroic.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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