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
Lubin maintained a forbearing, almost mischievous smile, and in his customary flat tone disputed the assertions one at a time.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 15, 2018
Her therapist, played by Cheyenne Jackson, comes across as a gentle forbearing soul.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2017
The saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell is a founder of the association, and one of its most graceful, forbearing composers.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2017
Vasudeva was also silent and waited, friendly, understanding, forbearing.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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