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obligingly

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helpfully
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With this intimate, painful epiphany, the show’s larger parable about obligingly submitting to ahistorical ignorance is blunted with a spiritually benevolent ideal.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

Gomina, still in his nightshirt, wanted to go to his office to change into uniform, and Tigri obligingly offered an escort.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

The adult male poses obligingly as Graeme snaps away, then moments later we see a juvenile with a caterpillar hanging from its mouth that delights Graeme even more.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024

Lear obligingly played therapist, saying he lived in the moment, which really is all any of us can do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

Four tables is nothing for me now, but only so long as they are obligingly staggered.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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