genuineness

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They had either played for or coached under Coryell, and while remembering the coach’s genius and genuineness, the overwhelming sentiments were sadness and bewilderment that Coryell had yet to join them in Canton, Ohio.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2023

Their grievances, sincerely felt but guardedly expressed, couldn’t compete with the genuineness of Tines’s grandmother and Koh’s mother, who stole the show in filmed oral histories projected above the stage.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022

Unfortunately, we may not be that good at gauging others' genuineness — even when we believe we are.

From Salon • May 24, 2022

It is Hamer’s genuineness — evident in everything she said and did — that makes it so alluring and so perilous to invoke her legacy.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

Every Muslim present was impressed by the bearing and the obvious genuineness of the striking, handsome pair of prizefighter brothers.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey