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gentleness

NOUN
intentional mildness
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Many European skin-care brands have long been known for giving priority to both effectiveness and gentleness on the skin, according to dermatologist Marisa Garshick.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

It’s a future built entirely on gentleness — the very quality the world has denied him at every turn.

From Salon Nov. 16, 2025

Hopefully the same nurses that LaNasa toasted to in her speech, those whose grit and gentleness are manifest in Dana Evans, will feel that they are sharing in this win.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2025

She described him as "a war hero, our hero, and the family patriarch who wore his position with a gentleness and lightness of touch, unwavering positivity and a resolve to carry on".

From BBC Jul. 16, 2025

There is a delicacy and gentleness to Chopin’s music, though, that represents the final curtain call of the age of elegance and gracefulness, of sense and sensibility.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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