whimsical
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The result was the whimsical, entertaining and perhaps persuasive tutorial one would expect from this trio, with laughs aplenty peppering Tyson’s scientific explanations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
In fact, it was marketed as a whimsical candy version of chicken feed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
It’s a surprisingly pretty way to make an ordinary arrangement look seasonal, and just whimsical enough for a soup party.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Your meal might involve entering a whimsical Italian restaurant through a bathroom, or eating a 10-course menu of fine Korean food at a former underground barbershop.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026
Thelma’s sister, Thula, at twenty-two, was a lovely, slender, elfin-faced girl with a whimsical pile of black curls and a fetching smile.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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