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Noun
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Floyd’s sincerity, the startling extremity of his concern for the comfort of others, snaps Clark out of his depressed, and depressing, complacency.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026 -
But as the left grows increasingly distrustful of big tech companies, progressives aren’t convinced of the moguls’ sincerity.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Just as the story mines humor from the collision of old-fashioned ways with a modern frankness, Paul’s score combines the appeal of jaunty golden-age sounds with a freshness that feels present day.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Her love for the city is palpable, imbued with her frankness, her fun, her queerness, and her history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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The genuineness of your laugh or smile.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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But plenty praise Liu, too, for her free spirit and genuineness — sometimes with a subtle nod to her father's role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests that landed him in the United States.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mary Gaitskill is particularly good at this ideal combination of straightforwardness and pithiness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Her question, in Lipe-Smith’s inquisitive piccolo of a voice, is heartbreaking in its blend of straightforwardness and desperate desire, as is her mother’s wavering response.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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This is consistent with the founding spirit of La Biennale, based on openness, dialogue, and the rejection of any form of closure or censorship.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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But the openness to the pets apparently made Banks feel more comfortable with the Vikings.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But then, with seemingly on-the-fly artlessness, Laxe’s camera picks a few of the dancers out.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Still, Dunk believes in himself, like any good hero, and people are drawn to his guilelessness.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
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But there’s a guilelessness to everything Bella does, a trust in the universe and an insatiable curiosity about humanity.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Estimates of tundra greenness — a key indicator of warming — are one example of the cost of all this.—
Lara Williams,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
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Satellite data shows that tundra vegetation productivity – known as tundra greenness – hit its third-highest level in the 26-year record in 2025, part of a trend driven by longer growing seasons and warmer temperatures.—
Matthew L. Druckenmiller,
The Conversation,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Unaffectedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffectedness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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