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is pleasing

  • present progressive
    of please (3rd person singular).
    please
    adverb
    (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly.

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It is pleasing in its simplicity, but it also comes with lots of risk, especially if reality doesn’t line up with your calculations.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Now it’s time for more cars, which is pleasing investors.

From Barron's Nov. 26, 2025

It is pleasing to note that the latest report shows a slight decline in the percentage of back-related conditions in total reported absences, from 6.5% to 5.3%.

From Science Daily Nov. 14, 2023

"Leadership is required by the Qantas chair and the Board and it is pleasing for retail shareholders to see that Board renewal is coming," said Australian Shareholders’ Association CEO Rachel Waterhouse.

From Reuters Oct. 11, 2023

I feel seared and blighted; and, except that pink is pleasing, I care little for dress.

From A Fluttered Dovecote by George Manville Fenn