Most did, and the most gracious even offered congratulations to beleaguered bears.

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It had to be one of the most gracious third-person references in the history of sports, and here was one more surprise in a weekend full of them.

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"That was not his most gracious moment, " she said.

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He is the most gracious person, soft-spoken.

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Bev was one of the most humble, gracious men I have ever known and one of my closest friends.

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The light that enters from a heavily curtained window at the left adds a gracious glow to a scene much more intimate than most of the other family groupings on view here.

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