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smile

[smahyl] / smaɪl /


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“We bring a hug, a smile, a sense of hope.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

In a telling exchange, Garcia-Navarro asked the mayor about traits that make a good politician, and then she pointed to his smile and innate optimism.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

"It's time for me to head back home," he said, adding with a smile that it would be definitive.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Flashing a mischievous smile in a 1999 interview with The Wall Street Journal, the tall technocrat described himself as an “ordinary Chinese with a bad temper.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Nate smiles a smile that says he thinks he’s already won, and pops the last of his third chicken skewer in his mouth.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Dogs are exceptionally skilled at reading human emotions, from smiles and laughter to frowns and tears.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

The mysteries surrounding Sanxingdui have spawned even more outlandish questions: Do the enormous protruding eyes and enigmatic smiles featured on the figures suggest the ancient people were extraterrestrials?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

That didn’t dampen the smiles around Robin Roberts Field the day before the league opens play Saturday, marking the first professional women’s baseball games in 72 years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The sprawling complex had reopened gleaming following another makeover in June this year, promising a place where generations could "share smiles" a decade on.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

But she sets the book on the coffee table and smiles.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Then he spotted Shane, smiled, grabbed his hand and said, “There he is!”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Auqib smiled and replied: "One day I will reach a place where they will want to take selfies with me."

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

He stood, smiled and said, “My takeaway is that I would enjoy meeting again.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

"I show my friends and they're surprised. Everything is working, it's really all working," he smiled.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

He was standing behind people, but he smiled, and I smiled back, glad he’d made it.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Crocs on Thursday is introducing a new member of its marketing team: a smiling, 6-foot crocodile mascot named Niles.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Barreto said one of those arrested, a 14-year-old boy, was "smiling as if he had just beaten a level in a game."

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Then a smiling man walks in carrying another tray.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

“I was going and playing Ed Gein all day and then going back to my suite at the Four Seasons Hotel at night and playing with kittens for four hours,” he says smiling.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

His heart gave a squeeze as he shut his eyes and pictured Pili Monteverde’s smiling face.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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