generous
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He offers her a generous payoff to stay quiet, and she tells him, in so many words, to stick it.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
He is generous with compliments but expects his employees to earn them, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Newhouse was instinctively private, but behind that, Boccardi said, was a generous man, at home anywhere and curious about everything.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
In February 2024, the Leicestershire Federation of Young Farmers' clubs described Kinston as a "kind and generous character".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Just as I kept my sidelocks trimmed short and tucked behind my ears, he favored the narrow beard and generous mustache of the Stockyard bosses.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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