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Geno Carr is also a standout as the Haversham butler Perkins, who manages to keep a stiff upper lip no matter what mayhem occurs around him.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Remains of the Day got close, holding its own against Apocalypse Now, but the sublimated desire and British stiff upper lip wasn’t enough to hold off Kurtz and Coppola’s mad vision.
—Literary Hub, 17 Apr. 2026
Caroline, as an ambassador of her family’s dynasty, has to offer condolences while keeping a stiff upper lip, only able to work through the latest of many tragedies in her life internally.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
In the Margaret Thatcher biopic, Streep sports a stiff upper lip and no patience for snobby misogyny as England's first female prime minister.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Remains of the Day got close, holding its own against Apocalypse Now, but the sublimated desire and British stiff upper lip wasn’t enough to hold off Kurtz and Coppola’s mad vision.
—Literary Hub, 17 Apr. 2026
Caroline, as an ambassador of her family’s dynasty, has to offer condolences while keeping a stiff upper lip, only able to work through the latest of many tragedies in her life internally.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
In the Margaret Thatcher biopic, Streep sports a stiff upper lip and no patience for snobby misogyny as England's first female prime minister.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Stiff upper lip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stiff%20upper%20lip. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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