gentle
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Keep your skincare routine simple You need three basics: a gentle cleanser, a fragrance-free moisturiser and a broad-spectrum sunscreen of SPF 30 or higher.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
These first two games were supposed to be the soft start, of at least a relatively gentle ramp-up to the thorny part of the schedule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Under the gentle questioning of Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Amodei made an analogy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
"We are trying to identify the most gentle solutions to the problem, as there is unfortunately no easy way to clean it up," she says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
I made a fire, set up a gentle, peaceful camp, and went to sleep for four hours.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
"Earlier studies often examined gentler bends or relied on external pressure, making this subtle effect difficult to separate," Iyengar said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
But she acknowledges that her distinct approach — kinder, gentler, more tearful — is rooted in her particular skill set: “It’s similar to how I responded to being led in kitchens,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The announcement also follows previous comments from Grande scolding people to “be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people’s bodies.”
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
"I think we should be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people's bodies, no matter what."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Probably not. They’re kinder, gentler, more George Senior sort of deals.”
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
His “Peaky Blinders” co-star Cillian Murphy remembered Neill as “one of the kindest, funniest and gentlest people, and one of the finest actors,” while Nicole Kidman celebrated Neill as “one of the greats.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Ms Darwiche's friends described her as "the gentlest and kindest soul we knew."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024
“You have the gentlest voice,” Sonia tells him.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
“Mal was the nicest, gentlest person,” George Harrison lamented.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023
With the gentlest of shoves, Briony was sent about her business.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Coconut milk gentles the green-chile heat in the thick, creamy sauce.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2017
Mallory Ortberg: That’s all for this week, gentles.
From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2016
Saturday's conditions at Whistling Straits led to outstanding scores, as gentles breezes off Lake Michigan, combined with greens that Phil Mickelson described as "pristine, beautiful, large and receptive," produced a festival of birdies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2015
His wife gentles the vice president into letting her take over her husband's job, then draws him into helping her replace $9,000 her husband has stolen.
From Time Magazine Archive
And at night he rolled him in's plaid, and laid him down with the rest, as many other good gentles have done before, when we had no inns, nor coaches, nor such like niceties.
From Discipline by Mary Brunton
It seems somehow like he’s