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His friends all know that he's a soft touch.
the kindly old woman was a soft touch for any con man with a hard-luck story
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Stewart shot over 48% on turnaround jumpers during the regular season, mostly because of her unique combination of size, craftiness, and soft touch.
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Shane Young, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Still, in a New York Times op-ed published Sept. 20, DeWine treated Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, with a soft touch.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
That Last but not least, her use of humor had a soft touch.
—Penny Abeywardena, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
In rushed the soothing voices, the soft touches, and the answers to my two most pressing questions.
—Erik Hedegaard, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2024
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Shane Young, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Still, in a New York Times op-ed published Sept. 20, DeWine treated Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, with a soft touch.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
That Last but not least, her use of humor had a soft touch.
—Penny Abeywardena, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
In rushed the soothing voices, the soft touches, and the answers to my two most pressing questions.
—Erik Hedegaard, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Soft touch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20touch. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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