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ingratiatingly





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When Senator John McCain visited England in 2006, two years ahead of his failed run for the presidency, he was cheered at Tory conference and ingratiatingly interviewed in the Spectator.

From The Guardian Feb. 14, 2017

And it also got to hear how ingratiatingly lyrical the middle section can be when fully acoustical.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2015

The reason is simple: “Merrily” has an ingratiatingly entertaining score.

From BusinessWeek Feb. 10, 2012

Standing behind a slick podium beneath a giant video screen, and looking like an elderly Keebler elf, he crinkled his eyes ingratiatingly: "Welcome to the house of football."

From Slate Dec. 2, 2010

The colonel sat down and settled back, calm and cagey suddenly, and ingratiatingly polite.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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