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"I adored my very handsome father," she said, "who got a first at Cambridge, and also played rugger for both Cambridge and the army."

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McIlroy and Fleetwood's handsome win helped Europe establish a commanding 8½ - 3½ lead at the end of Saturday's foursomes as they look to win in the US for the first time since 2012.

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He described Jesus as “handsome, with brown hair, a trimmed beard and a white gown,” delivering commands directly to his mind.

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“You wanted to help writers and filmmakers like me who were shut out to create characters not seen before, and you did. You could have just been handsome. But you nurtured us.”

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Redford occupies an iconic romantic permanence — part of that is his handsome aloofness, an appeal that never quite became approachable, even as his good looks were almost scarily perfect.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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