earnest
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Intentional or not, no one could blame the 20-year-old for inserting an earnest request for audiences to proceed with kindness as she readies her debut album, which finally landed Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
However, it was also the year Nadal's injury struggle began in earnest.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Both films are disarmingly earnest studies of the prevalence and importance of memory in lives steeped in grief.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
He graduated high school early to begin his career in earnest, and he signed with Hendrick Motorsports in 2003.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
David held my hand in an earnest way.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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