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grinned

VERB
smile widely
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Goodell grinned and replied, “I really don’t know the answer to that one. If she’s interested, she has the ability to do it, let’s put it that way.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

"I guess he'd think it was a bit weird," he grinned.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

He looked thinner than in his prior court appearance, but grinned enthusiastically as he shook his lawyers’ hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Spielberg grinned as the audience broke out into cheers.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

But instead I just grinned and peeked at the note.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan



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