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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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Knockouts Argentina put up a serious fight against Colombia in the first semi-final, even starting the game on the front-foot thanks to some disciplined and well-drilled work out of possession.—
Neel Shelat,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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There was some luck involved, absolutely, but there were also some sharp, disciplined bets placed on bargain-bin free agents.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Trust that this action is informed by a strange, unshakable love for baseball.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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There's so much to adore about the colorful gangland comic-book movie, and at the center of it is Warren Beatty as the hard-nosed detective with the radio watch, bright yellow overcoat and unshakable righteousness. 41.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Banham is known and valued for her cheerful dependability, unflappable regardless of her minutes or place on any roster’s depth chart.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Shout your order to the unflappable bartenders over the din of the country music and crowds.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
1 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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Sleepaway camp ideally feels like a world unto itself, a secret witchy ritual in the woods, at once wild and self-contained.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 July 2025
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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
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 Aurora Civic Center Authority was facing a $7 million gap in its 2026 budget, and under former Mayor Richard Irvin, the city was considering filling that gap as part of a larger plan to make the organization financially self-sufficient again, Rater said.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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What would the college basketball landscape look like if the sport were self-sufficient?—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Self-poised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-poised. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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