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gentleness

NOUN
intentional mildness
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Sweetly recreating Michael’s delicate speaking voice and his gentleness while avoiding coming across as too weird, Mr. Jackson is so charming that it’s easy to forget about Michael’s sins for two hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

"Your wild imagination, your brave untethered womanhood, your ferocious gentleness is a guiding light to me."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

I started to believe I might actually be worthy of gentleness, of belonging.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

That gentleness is surprising in a tool as powerful as an elephant’s trunk.

From NewsForKids.net • Jun. 20, 2024

She let his gentleness and the quiet familiarity of the tree lull her to sleep.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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