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coyness



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Watts laughs and says no more, less out of coyness than serenity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025

Santos can sometimes sing with a coyness that feels impossibly dreamy, but Turizo, less bound by tradition, pushes hard into the beat, a restless interloper.

From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023

Zappe’s coyness aside, things seemed to be trending in that direction as New England began preparing to host Detroit.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2022

But the map itself isn’t coyness or frustration for its own sake.

From The Verge ● Apr. 4, 2022

She so startled me by her question that I forgot my usual coyness.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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