forbearing
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She is, it seems, the forbearing Diana to the Charles-and-Camilla act of Jack and Mary.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2022
Yet “Pride” powerfully complicates his persona, and hints what should have been obvious all along: that Pride has always been as savvy and knowing as he’s been forbearing.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 22, 2019
Mr. Finlayson is a thoughtful young trumpeter with a distinctive, forbearing voice as an improviser and a composer.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2018
Her therapist, played by Cheyenne Jackson, comes across as a gentle forbearing soul.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2017
Vasudeva was also silent and waited, friendly, understanding, forbearing.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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