benevolent
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Promotional images and films conjured a playful, adaptable and benevolent house — plastic as the building block of family happiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
"On the undisputed facts it was, at least in part, a benevolent public health programme with the aim of saving lives."
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Though Neill had more than a lifetime’s experience playing characters who were solely benevolent or entirely wicked, he was remarkably adept at navigating the journey back and forth between these two polarities.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
With Jeff Bridges as the horse’s benevolent owner and Tobey Maguire as a battered jockey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Copernicus’s universe was no longer Earth-centred, but it was still Earth-friendly, and there was no reason to think it was not the product of benevolent design.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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