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tender

[ten-der] / ˈtɛn dər /






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Tender white beans: Cannellini beans, Great Northern beans, navy beans, gigantes, even lima beans.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

The screenplay was written by Horton Foote, who also wrote several other films Duvall starred in, including Tender Mercies, Tomorrow and The Chase.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Tender offers are time-consuming and expensive and many have failed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

"AI assistants are still not a reliable way to access and consume news," said Jean Philip De Tender, deputy director general at the EBU, and Pete Archer, head of AI at the BBC.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

Tender white carrots with black earth clotted in their fibers.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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