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Swaggering around the stage, Manow is triumphant, imperturbable.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025 -
This low-volatility ascent since April quite resembles the imperturbable rally through all of 2017.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
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But making more headway will take disciplined execution to maintain the pace and accelerate it where needed.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Isaacs, in turn, lauded Shaka’s highly disciplined and militarized kingdom.—
Adam L. Rovner,
The Conversation,
31 Oct. 2025
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The conservative backlash isn’t surprising, but we were still left genuinely puzzled by the unshakable belief that a lesbian nun is as far-fetched a notion as a flying elephant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Though often appearing stylish and refined, with an air of unshakable confidence, like a real-life James Bond, Farzam seemed to come undone in recent years.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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This one honestly kind of scares me every time, which is only a testament to Monáe’s totally unflappable commitment to the bit.—
James Factora,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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Under the command of the unflappable Ernest McSorley, its veteran captain, the Fitz broke shipping records and tallied enormous profits.—
Kevin Duchschere,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 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 entire ecosystem is self-contained and independent of external input, running on the energy released when bacteria convert toxic hydrogen sulfide into sulfate.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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But Nobody’s Girl floats free, self-assured and self-contained—a true American tragedy.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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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
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The move underscores Beijing’s push to make its AI infrastructure self-sufficient, even as the country’s data center power demand surges and domestic chips still require 30–50% more electricity than Nvidia’s.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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For Nina Parks, cofounder of Supernova Women, a nonprofit empowering people of color to become self-sufficient shareholders in cannabis, that’s the spirit behind her other project, the Equity Trade Network.—
Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Self-poised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-poised. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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