affably
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Kirk was also known for going to college campuses and speaking to students: entering the lion’s den and affably challenging audiences to “change my mind.”
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2025
"Fifteen women. Forty people in all," the officer concluded, and then, affably enough, he offered a parting, "good luck".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
“It feels good to have another opportunity,” she told me affably, “to hold the press accountable.”
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2025
In literature, 44 listed an eclectic mix of 17 books, “deliberately omitting” “A Promised Land” — though he affably described it as “a pretty good book” in a tweet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2020
“Learning the business, I see,” John finally said, affably.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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