good graces
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At the time, the organization was engaged in rehabilitating its image and getting back into Hollywood’s good graces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
You felt used, and you believed he was hiding a part of himself to stay in your good graces.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
“Any brand that is smart would want to tie themselves to the people that are in good graces with the fans.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
But the reverse is also true, and former antagonists can be rehabilitated, welcomed once again into the president's good graces.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Frigg said, “Who among you wants to win my good graces by going to Hel? Perhaps she will let Balder return to this world. Even Hel could not be so cruel as to keep him...”
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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