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Adjective
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That’s not, and shouldn’t be, an activity given kid-glove treatment.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
5 Mar. 2025 -
Even as the regime’s aggression has escalated, this president has continued a kid-glove treatment against the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism in a desperate hope to secure a deal.—
Sen. Ted Budd,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
31 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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Rather, more parents should welcome, rather than react defensively, when another parent steps in to support your efforts to teach your kids courteous manners.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2025
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Described as courteous, hard-working, and helpful who doesn't take the spotlight and does the right things.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Securities and Exchange Commission also filed a parallel civil lawsuit against them in Miami federal court.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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Kim’s legal team has filed criminal complaints against Kim Sae-ron’s family and the YouTube channel, along with a civil lawsuit seeking damages of KRW12 billion (approximately $8.1 million).—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Though he was disappointed by the loss, Page didn't demonstrate any further wrestling tactics on Seacrest and ended the show with a polite handshake.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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His boss and co-worker remember him as quiet, polite and professional.—
James Bandler,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Listen to this article Mayor Michelle Wu, just a week after what her obsequious supporters hailed as a virtuoso performance before a hostile congressional oversight panel, finds herself suddenly under a harsh federal microscope.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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Many, if not most, of these figures earned Trump’s loyalty by using their platforms to be obsequious stewards of MAGA—in effect, creating a quasi–state media.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Kid-gloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid-gloved. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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