adorable
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They are adorable despite their quirky physique—square in the front, round in the back—or maybe because of it.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Sensitive and adorable, so starved for friends that he makes a habit of telling his secrets to a llama, this Michael is practically an angel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Billy was a "charming, adorable man", Marie-Thérèse's son said, adding that the couple were in love "like teenagers".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
I know, I know, they’re adorable, with their wide “eyes” and squat toddler-like determination as they trundle along, pausing in careful recalculation whenever they encounter a curb, street sign, a sidewalk cafe table.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Madoc married her seven years ago, and shortly after, she gave him a child, a sickly boy named Oak, with tiny, adorable horns on his head.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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