laid-backness

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Noun
  • Just under 60% of business leaders say technology is key to their business strategy, according to a recent report by the advisory, tax, and assurance firm Baker Tilly, and some companies have pushed employees to fall in line.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 May 2026
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday said the agency had deep experience with the Andes strain of the hantavirus, offering assurance to the American public that there was low risk for a widespread outbreak.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Reinforcing Gonzalez’s self-confidence is his propensity to thrive when runners are in scoring position.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • In a beauty landscape increasingly shaped by conversations around inclusivity and self-confidence, beauty technology brand Ulike is expanding the conversation beyond skin-deep results.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • In a social media post on Monday, May 11, the nonprofit said the chicks' leg bones are maturing as both eaglets remain steady in their nest, standing and walking about with self-assurance.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • Her self-assurance has kept her armored against the backlash and backhanded compliments that have surfaced in some online discourse surrounding her music.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The indifference of the universe, which doesn’t care about our pain – that’s what interested me.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
  • At a southwest Fort Worth apartment complex, the dancer, Shaquoia Kelly, got out of the car and walked away with indifference 30 seconds before two accomplices moved in and one shot Lawrence Homan, homicide detectives concluded.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • But that numbness didn't last long.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
  • For example, some users reported injection-site reactions, diarrhea and emotional numbness.
    Flynn McGuire, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Postgame, Massey and Quatraro applauded Kolek’s poise, especially after the go-ahead home run.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
  • Such poise was not easy to sustain.
    Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • In the meantime, Chisholm’s teammates and manager expressed confidence in his ability to turn things around with plenty of baseball left to play.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 May 2026
  • The Pisces Moon trine Jupiter gives instinct unusual confidence, making a risk feel worth taking.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Thirteen years later, his distaste for the self-assuredness of tech leaders who reassured him all would be good seems prescient.
    Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
  • Courtesy of Netflix Advertisement Ha has felt particularly inspired by Sophie’s self-assuredness.
    Kat Moon, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Laid-backness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid-backness. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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