softly
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The curt missive reads: "We would be very grateful if you would be considerate enough to have the music played much more softly and stop at a reasonable hour."
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Since the start of her campaign, Raman has sprinkled Spanglish into her speeches and sometimes offered whole sentences in softly accented, lightly stilted Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Sam Altman acknowledged on a podcast this week that “we’ve all been too ambitious on the timelines,” but he was able to talk softly about how that was a good thing.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
It can occasionally feel as if Refn is playing a game with you, softly whispering if you’re still there.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
I watch him with my light and when his back starts to weave a bit I say softly, “Willy?”
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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