cool/calm head
noun
: an ability to remain calm
You need a cool/calm head to deal with someone like him.
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The defender provided a calm head in the second half of the promotion season — even scoring from the spot in the play-off semi-final against Sheffield United.
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Take a breath and review your goals To keep a cool head in turbulent times, investors need to have a long-term financial plan and ensure that their asset allocations reflect those goals.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that this treatment is due to Mexico’s positive relationship with the US.
—Verónica Calderón and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Given those figures, the new auto tariffs announced could pose catastrophic consequences for the Mexican economy – but Sheinbaum chose to keep a cool head.
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Take a breath and review your goals To keep a cool head in turbulent times, investors need to have a long-term financial plan and ensure that their asset allocations reflect those goals.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Related article Will keeping a ‘cool head’ allow Mexico to avoid the worst of the tariffs?
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that this treatment is due to Mexico’s positive relationship with the US.
—Verónica Calderón and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Given those figures, the new auto tariffs announced could pose catastrophic consequences for the Mexican economy – but Sheinbaum chose to keep a cool head.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Cool/calm head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cool%2Fcalm%20head. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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