softly
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“Light offshore wind. Clean, glassy barrels,” he declares softly to the camera as gray waves break behind him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 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
Though softly spoken, she was soon appearing in television and radio studios arguing her case.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
It’s in the way the steering hydraulics softly attenuate kickback at full lock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
“We got three months more than we thought we would” is what Eliza Danneman says finally, softly.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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