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As he said it, Alcaraz flashed the infectious smile which has helped endear him to crowds globally.

It’s perhaps Scipio’s aura of inevitability and assuredness—in his tactics and shrewd diplomacy—that renders Hannibal the more endearing of the pair.

Because I did that, I endeared myself to him and helped him, in a way, make the decision to go ahead and buy the company.

Some Los Angeles residents find the bots cute and endearing.

The filmmakers’ presence gives Jackie an excuse to spend an ample portion of time directly addressing the audience, never the most theatrically compelling device, even as practiced by an actor as endearing as Ms. Chenoweth.