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Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The appeal of our brand is that we are focused in a disciplined way, in a committed way, to making these performance products.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Greif One week after racking up 14 penalties in a loss at Dallas, the Giants have played much more disciplined tonight, with just one penalty called against them more than a quarter into the game.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Lynx play with unshakable swagger and intense focus, from supernova Collier to sharpshooting Kayla McBride to the tenacious Stud Budz.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Lee’s firm, unshakable belief in pacifism ran counter to the American Revolutionary War.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Buffs need a signal-caller that — in Shedeur fashion — is cool with scoring quickly and unflappable while playing from behind in a hostile environment.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
11 Sep. 2025
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The difference there is that Keanu Reeves is unflappable, while Odenkirk has a sputtering quality to him that adds a comedic layer to his bloody lash-outs.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Compared to some of this season’s more plot- and character-heavy episodes, this one is fairly self-contained.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
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Her classroom was self-contained, with children whose ages ranged from 5-13.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The first song that the Beatles sang was self-composed, in itself a huge change.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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In concert, Ochoa mixes traditional and self-composed son cubano numbers with boleros, guarachas and tangos.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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The story of King Henry reveals a proud, determined, and self-sufficient country whose culture was admired around the world, but one at the same time whose freedom many nations sought to strangle.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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His grandmother taught him early to be self-sufficient, to always know how to feed himself.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Self-poised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-poised. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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