laid-backness

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Noun
  • Chicago and Illinois, unfortunately, have been unable to offer such assurances.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • But probabilities are less sexy than proclamations, ambiguities less attractive than assurances—or so the rising number of storm-hyping accounts on social media seem to suggest.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Having built multibillion-dollar companies, often at a young age, their self-confidence frequently leads them to underestimate the complexities of public policy, to misunderstand public opinion, and to overestimate their ability to push large changes through quickly.
    Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
  • For fledgling photographer Kristian Pederson, the antidote to this schism is a cosmic dose—a Faustian dose—of self-confidence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And those classic moments of self-assurance are ending with more buckets than ever.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Such self-assurance brings nagging blind spots.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But her indifference to finding a suitor has got some audiences wondering if Francesca Bridgerton is gay.
    Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2026
  • What makes business rates so corrosive is their indifference.
    Lela London, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • One assumes his numbness will eventually disappear.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • People may not notice frostbite developing because numbness often comes before pain.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Never losing your cool or your poise, but staying firm in your goals and your direction.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
  • What explains the loss of poise and dignity among the traditional arbiters?
    Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Many CEOs assume that once a capable CFO is in place, financial confidence will follow.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Now the public appears to have lost confidence in Noem.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Courtesy of Netflix Advertisement Ha has felt particularly inspired by Sophie’s self-assuredness.
    Kat Moon, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Hafley said his coaching experience at Boston College not only taught him what to do differently, but also lifted his self-assuredness in his first NFL head coaching job.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Laid-backness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid-backness. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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