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There’s a meticulous approach to accuracy here, but without the stiff upper lip to go with it.
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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
Trilobites had a stiff upper lip The scientists found four trilobite specimens and identified two species new to science: Gigoutella mauretanica and Protolenus (Hupeolenus) — the second is a still-unnamed species in a known genus and subgenus.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 9 July 2024
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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
Trilobites had a stiff upper lip The scientists found four trilobite specimens and identified two species new to science: Gigoutella mauretanica and Protolenus (Hupeolenus) — the second is a still-unnamed species in a known genus and subgenus.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 9 July 2024
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“Stiff upper lip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stiff%20upper%20lip. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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