gentle
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First, a gentle warning: Premiums can rise significantly when you get into your 60s and 70s.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
But the gentle fist pump as the fans around him went wild was telling and perfectly encapsulated how Rai has become a major champion - by keeping calm in the eye of the storm.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
"Be gentle but we are going. Don’t run over anybody, do not do what they did to us."
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The gentle animals often become tangled in trash.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The gentle manatee, often taken for the fabled water goddess Mami Wata, was actually a highly endangered species found in only a few parts of the world, including the Volta Lake.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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