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
Det Ch Insp Hazel Miller described Steven as "loving, caring and gentle" and a "much-loved son and brother".
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The Appleseed myth reached a high point in 1948, when Walt Disney released an animated musical film about a gentle soul who spent his days “workin’, singin’, carefree, and gay.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 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
He sat on the edge of her bed and placed a gentle, weathered hand on her blanketed leg.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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