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"A geek. That is really what I was at age 12," he admits bashfully.

From Barron's Oct. 29, 2025

The ceremony didn’t bashfully suggest the show’s potential, rather, it kicked awards season’s door wide open, telling viewers that the Golden Globes is a powerhouse brand with plenty of fight left for another round.

From Salon Jan. 6, 2025

It sounds like fan fiction and looks like it, too, particularly when Galitzine dips his chin bashfully — a tic that Princess Diana passed on to her boys.

From New York Times Aug. 10, 2023

“This is a vintage Bob Mackie showgirl costume,” he bashfully confesses, acquired through a “bad business divorce.”

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2023

From the sidewalk, Moody had nodded at it almost bashfully.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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