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gentle

[jen-tl] / ˈdʒɛn tl /




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Gayson's family said he was "an extremely kind and gentle family man who loved his entire family dearly".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Galitzine’s He-Man is more Clark Kent than Superman, a gentle, funny, under-estimated dweeb.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But CEO Lip-Bu Tan provided a gentle reminder of the strength of demand for CPUs in his keynote speech at the Computex conference in Taiwan Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

First, a gentle warning: Premiums can rise significantly when you get into your 60s and 70s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

I stay in his house and his family feeds me and they treat me with the same gentle courtesy the older man showed me earlier.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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