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He never shuts up on the court, but he’s a man of few words off of it, low-key and community-minded and in the top 1% of patient autograph-givers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
She added: "Eddy is well-mannered, he does not fight, or shout, even when wronged, he says a few words and does not go so much into it."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
At both those public events I used matches from tower 100 to light the flame that fed others in the audience, and said a few words.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Throughout his career, Rafael Nadal was famously a man of few words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
But Flora was demanding all my attention, so I could only make out a few words here and there.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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