genial
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RFK Jr.’s more genial video version shows him sipping a glass of milk and being dreamily transported to a lively dance floor.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
The Sweet Southern Stammer was David Lewis, a genial Republican House member from rural North Carolina with a speech impediment and an uncommon mastery of election law.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
His genial, carefree attitude—“I’m not dead,” he insists, though context suggests otherwise—is meant to provide some lightness to contrast with Scarlet’s frenzied dedication, but neither character is especially compelling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
Summoning a host of reporters to the hotel lobby, he lost his ever- genial composure for the first and only time in his public life.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing genial
Fast Food Nation
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Grade 10, List 6
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"The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton
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