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Noun
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But Eastwood had one of cinema’s great faces; what made his calmness so electrifying was the stoicism of his delivery combined with the icy antagonism of his stare.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 May 2026 -
Hüller was overwhelmed by the praise at the Palais, her trademark stoicism breaking as the crowd saluted her moments of emotional abandon — including a tearjerker of a long-distance phone call and an explosion of rage at her narcissistic patriarch.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Throwing one’s hands up, in resignation or indifference, captures the anarchy that seems to characterize our digital lives.—
Roger J. Kreuz,
The Conversation,
5 Dec. 2025
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These are not numbers that favor steady-as-she-goes indifference to the climate.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This cut is all about subtle softness and nonchalance created through layers and gently uneven ends.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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The internet loves accidental fashion show cameo Handley's little misadventure soon went viral, with viewers across the world loving his nonchalance and reaction to being in the middle of a fashion show.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Both arrived at Oxford with the insouciance of privilege, having been privately educated at exclusive institutions, Down at Charterhouse School (Thackeray, Vaughan Williams) and Kay at King’s College School, Wimbledon (Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Walter Sickert).—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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Victoria Mboko is only 18 years old, but presents more insouciance than innocence on the court.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.—
Donald Millus,
Outdoor Life,
3 July 2025
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But the other pole, blithe unconcern, carries its own dangers.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Seydoux also approaches her beauty with a quintessentially French casualness.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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The house did not have a European or East Coast seriousness, but rather a Californian dimension rooted in casualness, improvisation, and lack of pretension.—
Rem Koolhaas,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To then have individuals exploit that tragedy for personal gain demonstrates a complete disregard for basic human decency.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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For such a plaintiff to succeed, their defamation claim must meet a standard of actual malice — either knowing the statements were false or showing a reckless disregard for the truth.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Those sacs of air fill with fluid or pus, causing a cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills and trouble breathing, according to the clinic.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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With just enough codeine to wash the phlegm away, Veeze folds slapstick one-liners into audacious flexes like origami.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Stolidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stolidity. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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