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grin

[grin] / grɪn /
NOUN
wide smile
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VERB
smile widely
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“Yeah!” he responded with a grin as I indicated my own pair in a gesture of solidarity.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

"It was a bit emosh to be fair," she said of her maiden international wicket as Dean shook her head with a grin.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

There we are: Miranda and I grinning, unselfconscious and unaware of a future in which we will no longer grin together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Looking up with a gleaming, wide grin as if to catch her next words, Khong is deceptively calm for a bestselling author whose third book, “My Dear You,” is out this month.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

I grin at him as he starts up the truck.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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