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On the street, the Mazda3 hatchback carries itself with a restrained yet purposeful elegance.—
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Arnold’s Heathcliff is much more fully developed as a character, in part due to the more restrained performances and Arnold’s highly sensory style.—
Cazzie David,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2026
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There are students who feel inhibited from expressing their Jewish or Zionist identity because of the atmosphere of the atmosphere of intimidation or harassment on college campuses.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Nini and Lali seemed happier without him—more relaxed, less inhibited.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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These images are interwoven with letters to an ambiguous, ageless, and perhaps illusory recipient.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Loper Bright concerns statutory language that is ambiguous; if a court concurs that the language is clear, the answer will be clear too.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Seconds later, there was our reserved little boy, jumping his heart out next to a group of six-foot-something Maasai warriors.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Together, the three developments will bring 378 apartments to Nampa, nearly all reserved for tenants earning 60% or less of the Boise metro’s area median income.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bautista’s straight-laced, laconic James is a family man first seen underwater training Navy SEALs how to hold their breath.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Kajumba was a laconic man, rail‑thin, with the type of largish head that suggested nature had intended him for corpulence, even as circumstance had conspired to keep him slender.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Cast members have been evasive to the point of parody.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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People will create companions based on a few traits and a general vibe – ‘supportive but evasive’, ‘confident but conflict avoidant’, ‘direct, honest, and smarter than me’.—
Shaw Walters,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Uncandid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncandid. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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