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No actor on TV is making a meal out of language like Tramell Tillman, and no character on TV is being punished for that imperturbable mellifluousness like Severance middle manager Seth Milchick.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025 -
The index took a mere three weeks and a day to fall just over 10% from its peak on Feb. 19 through Thursday’s close, in its way an equal and opposite reaction to the imperturbable rally that had lifted the market to those highs.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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Expansion should be driven not just by ambition, but by timing, market traction and disciplined execution.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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For most, wealth results from years of hard work, careful planning, and disciplined saving.—
Georgette Virgo,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Self-advocacy starts by cultivating a shock-absorbent, insulated core, where your worth, values, and strengths are kept as safe and unshakable as possible.—
Dr. Ella F. Washington,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Although some tents collapsed under the weight of the weather, and attendees were forced to seek shelter more than once, the energy was still unshakable.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
20 June 2025
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With his gravelly voice and unflappable demeanor, Ackles makes a more than capable action hero.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 June 2025
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Three have been the results of walk-offs as a previously unflappable bullpen is struggling, particularly the past two weeks, with the offense unable to put games away early.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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As did the nerveless manner in which the striker — who turns 38 in March — sent goalkeeper Harry Tyrer the wrong way from the spot to clinch another three points.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Instead, Kvitova produced a nerveless performance, finishing off the match with her first ace of the final.—
Danielle Rossingh,
Forbes,
27 June 2021
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The family that initially felt so shiny and self-contained gives way to individual stories that butt up against one another at skewed angles.—
Book Marks
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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In Anderson’s recent output, there’s a tension between his style growing more ornate and self-contained even as his subject matter feels increasingly ripped from the headlines, as Bilge Ebiri wrote in his recent profile of the filmmaker.—
Chris Stanton,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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For example, if Country A must import jet engines or microchips from Country B, Country A might try to hack Country B’s companies to copy that technology and become self-sufficient.—
William Akoto,
The Conversation,
25 June 2025
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Bezos encourages his kids to be self-sufficient Bezos has encouraged his kids to build things with their hands.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Strong sense of self Great leaders are self-reliant, selfless, have a realistic view of the present and a comfortable relationship with it.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Overlanding is a form of self-reliant travel that involves adventuring to remote destinations, typically in a vehicle of some type.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
21 June 2025
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“Self-poised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-poised. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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