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In recent months, Zelensky has seen the need to maintain the process of peace – to usher the current set of draft documents along, showing Ukraine is pliant, willing, and keen to find results for Witkoff.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Some bones, however, were pliant enough to receive special treatment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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Then, around four weeks, as the collagen starts to mature, tissues typically feel softer and more pliable.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2026
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Microwave on HIGH until hot and pliable, about 1 minute, 30 seconds.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2026
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The bootlicker’s moral compass is malleable.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Nadella says that leaner companies will be able to more easily adopt AI because their organizational structures are fresher and more malleable.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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By contrast, Erika is a vamp, a woman whose wardrobe encompasses high fashion and BDSM — maybe this is what makes Erika choose him to be her assistant, just as her icy, dominatrix cool appeals to the refreshingly artless Elliot.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
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Atop a tower near Bryant Park, reachable by two service-elevator rides and down a concrete hallway, his temporary workspace is, apart from his own presence, pretty artless.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
23 Dec. 2025
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The child is as smart and cunning as Dunk is thick and guileless.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Ardies plays Hulda, a guileless girl, full of excitement at the prospect of womanhood.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Dec. 2025
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This sort of behavior is childish and unsophisticated.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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And Blackstone is not an unsophisticated hotel owner.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The new telescope represents a genuine leap toward accessible professional astronomy, stripping away the technical barriers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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The strength of the Premier League has never been more evident, with each side posing a genuine threat to take points off each other.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Channels the inner, bestial urges to release an unworldly howl that pushes back any nearby enemies.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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He is known for pioneering overuse of the Auto-Tune effect, giving his vocals an unworldly quality.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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“Fictile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictile. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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