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The backstory Opened in 2004, this is the second location in Cairo for the Four Seasons—there’s also the First Residence across the river in Giza—a brand that’s known internationally for its consistently high level of amiable and personalized service.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026 -
Ronnie Schell, a prolific TV character actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of the amiable Pvt.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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Women are frequently encouraged to be ambitious while remaining modest, confident while remaining agreeable, and strong while remaining nurturing.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Plants to Avoid Near Raspberries Raspberries are generally agreeable in the garden.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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Uranus is shaking your dutiful sixth house of work, health, habits and responsibility, while the North Node activates your third house of communication and everyday choices.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The poem contrasts this process with dutiful, dry record-keeping, which is more faithful to what’s known but evokes less of what’s not.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Only a young woman in a scarlet petticoat proves more obliging.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
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The obliging photographer was Ringo Starr.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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That amendment had been made a dead letter by Jim Crow state legislatures and an acquiescent Supreme Court.—
Robert D. Bland,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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Trump is the most corrupt and scandal-plagued president since Nixon; indeed, his fiascoes eclipse Nixon’s, but many of them remain mostly or somewhat hidden, thanks in part to a much more acquiescent Republican Congress than the one Nixon had.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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In April, Hulu began airing the series The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale that depicts teen girls trained to be docile homemakers.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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His humble and docile disposition resembles that of the air sign Libra, which holds moral righteousness and fair-mindedness.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Lord John and Claire check up on Henry (Harry Jarvis), who is doing very well, thanks to Mercy’s (Gloria Obianyo) duteous care.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
7 Dec. 2024
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The administrator in him favors the long view; the duteous building of a team over the course of years.—
John Altavilla,
courant.com,
12 May 2017
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Richards gave millions of dollars to the cult, Eternal Values, while living a double life as both a globe-trotting supermodel and obedient cult member, as reported in a recent story in The Hollywood Reporter.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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The Flaws are the typical employees of a German government office – quiet, obedient and spectacularly bad at their jobs.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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“Placable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placable. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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