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These groups deserve shame, scorn and diplomatic rebuke — not fawning sympathy and United Nations red carpets.

On Comedy Central, Stewart took a similar satirical approach, becoming a fawning and "patriotically obediant host" of an "all-new government approved Daily Show".

From BBC

Either way, the coyotes found a ready food source in the fawn of mule deer, which themselves have a controversial history on the island.

Proxmire became addicted to the fawning press attention he got from caricaturing serious scientific research as ludicrous.

He’s self-satisfied and loves to have people fawn over him, but his star is still nascent enough for Oliver to retain some naivete.

From Salon

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