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Will the Academy’s considerable Brit contingent put their stiff upper lips behind Saoirse Ronan and make the four-time nominee a real threat in the Supporting Actress race?
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
There’s a meticulous approach to accuracy here, but without the stiff upper lip to go with it.
—Verity Burns, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
At the time, the royals were not known for anything other than a stiff upper lip.
—Rachel Burchfield, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
The announcement was unusual, not only in its emotion—Britain’s royal family has long epitomized the war-generation mentality of the stiff upper lip—but also its visuals.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
There’s a meticulous approach to accuracy here, but without the stiff upper lip to go with it.
—Verity Burns, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
At the time, the royals were not known for anything other than a stiff upper lip.
—Rachel Burchfield, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
The announcement was unusual, not only in its emotion—Britain’s royal family has long epitomized the war-generation mentality of the stiff upper lip—but also its visuals.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Stiff upper lip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stiff%20upper%20lip. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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