fawning
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He describes a kind of grief and irritation as Diana becomes public property and then royal property, which irks him even more, disliking the "nonsense of fawning" around the monarchy.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
We young women standing in front of her, fawning and asking for a photo, were the future of her work.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
Kelly Loeffler, the administrator of the Small Business Administration, was especially fawning.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
It is an unusually nuanced take on a subject that too often generates reflexive fulminating or fawning, and a truly auspicious start to the New Museum’s new chapter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
I looked away quickly and noticed Hattie, hovering a few feet beyond the line, her lips clenched in a fawning smile.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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