earnestness
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There’s an earnestness in his appreciation of great literature that translates to his videos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Like other Angel releases, this one is made with an old-fashioned earnestness that assumes the audience wants every character trait and plot development indicated as bluntly as possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
So unabashed, in fact, that his earnestness makes a familiar allegory take on powerful new resonance, as if Spielberg were trying to convey that humanity can still have a do-over.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Colbert often emits sarcasm but in this moment, he let Vuong’s earnestness take the spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
A calm, subdued triumph, blent with a longing earnestness, marked his enunciation of the last glorious verses of that chapter.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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