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humoring





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The tail-wagging golden retrievers and teens humoring their parents cleared out of the way.

From Seattle Times Dec. 1, 2023

As I have grown older, I have come to realize he wasn’t being humored by me as much as he was humoring me.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2022

One diplomat compared it to humoring an angry relative who controlled a family vacation estate, and periodically threatened to burn it down.

From New York Times Feb. 26, 2018

Perhaps Mattis has decided to preserve his influence by humoring Trump’s parade envy.

From Washington Post Feb. 7, 2018

“Oh no, never a Fiona. I was just humoring Emily. No ogre names for me!”

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan




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