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Recent Examples of gentThe 27-year-old Canadian, considered one of the most stylish gents in the game, officially joined the AP family in February.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026 My favorite Kicks player was a gent from Cambridgeshire named Mike Bailey.—Literary Hub,
18 May 2026 Mother's Day is upon us Yes, ladies and gents, Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 10.—
Amber Harding Outkick,
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5 May 2026 Or gents or anyone else, though the Masters isn’t exactly a hotbed of bold, gender-interrogating fashion decisions.—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
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For most of the 20th century, a gentleman’s agreement held that no building in Philadelphia rose higher than the brim of William Penn’s hat — the 37-foot bronze likeness of the city’s founder that stands atop City Hall.
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Regan Stephens,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Waving and smiling, Aveiro, accompanied by a burly gentleman, takes a seat at a table bedecked with a bouquet of roses, ready to tuck into some cuisine from her native country.
Harford County authorities and the FBI worked with Othram after DNA evidence did not immediately identify the unknown male suspect through traditional methods.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
In many cases, males blink about every five seconds while searching for females and females respond with flashes of their own about every two seconds.
Kahan headlines Rolling Stone’s inaugural Stateside Festival on July 4, just ahead of his return to Fenway on July 18 and 19, where 70,000 people will get to see a guy with his guitar absolutely captivate.
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Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2026
Then, oh yeah, defenses can’t focus too much on those guys because of how much attention Joel Embiid commands.