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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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Conscientiousness is generally associated with tendencies to be careful, disciplined, persistent and dependable.—
Rachel Greszler,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Nittany Lions will lean on a balanced offensive attack and a tough, disciplined defense aiming to set the tone early.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His unshakable belief that he wasn’t just meant to write Rocky—he was meant to be Rocky Balboa.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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Ippolito will star as a young Sylvester Stallone in the drama, the true Hollywood story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn’t just meant to write Rocky—he was meant to be Rocky Balboa.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As the announcer remarks upon how the normally meticulous and unflappable Haines is playing with an uncommon aggression, Hitchcock’s urgent camerawork and rapid cuts show Guy, pressed for time and needing to make a hasty exit, playing at a pace that would give Rafael Nadal an aneurysm.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Gardner made headlines in April 2024 when the generally unflappable actress hilariously broke character repeatedly in a sketch with pal Mikey Day and host Ryan Gosling both wearing full prosthetics to play live-action versions of Beavis and Butt-Head.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 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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Her classroom was self-contained, with children whose ages ranged from 5-13.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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City health officials noted that the cases are more self-contained compared to the outbreak in Central Harlem, which is tied to cooling towers, according to NBC New York.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 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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Frost is, by reputation, perhaps the foremost poet of rural, non-coastal New England — of birches and apple trees, of forests blanketed in snow, of pastures sliced by ragged stone walls, and of the flinty, self-sufficient kind of temperament that flourishes in those places.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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But the Civic Center Authority was facing a multi-million-dollar gap in its 2026 budget, and under the former Irvin administration, the city was considering filling that gap as part of a larger plan to make the organization financially self-sufficient again, according to past reporting.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Self-poised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-poised. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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