jovial
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He kind of embraced his typecasting as Principal Belding, and was just always nice to people, always buying people a drink, just a jovial, happy, relatable guy.
From Los Angeles Times â Oct. 1, 2026
"There's a lot of things she can't do, which hinders her... but she knows no different. She is so positive, happy, jovial," said Warren.
From BBC â Aug. 9, 2026
I expected to see him in similarly jovial spirits.
From Slate â Jul. 30, 2026
It doesn’t help that the vice presidents constantly runs down his wife in speeches, comments he tries to play off as jokes, but which are too hard-edged to sell as jovial.
From Salon â Jul. 29, 2026
When he’d first met Mr. Singh the week of his arrival, he’d been surprised to see that the jovial ice cream truck driver had a beard and turban, similar to many Afghans.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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