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Standing in the rostrum of the House of Representatives, a gavel in her hand and a look of imperturbable stoicism on her face, Ms. Harris officiated as the two houses of Congress met in joint session to formally count the Electoral College votes for president.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025 -
The team’s droll, imperturbable manager, Dave Roberts, spent much of his summer issuing medical briefings on infirm pitchers.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
The New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2024
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The Bottom Line While 2024 showed some recovery in the venture capital market, the data suggests a more measured, disciplined startup funding environment has emerged post-2021.—
Kyle Westaway,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The club was put behind the eight ball by a trio of first-period penalties as the blue line struggled to play disciplined hockey.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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But fighting for something bigger than ourselves requires clarity, conviction, and an unshakable belief in what's possible.—
Steve Grappe Special to the Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Set in 1993 North Philadelphia, Lil Kev follows 12-year-old Kevin Hart, whose wild imagination and unshakable optimism constantly collide with his neighborhood’s harsh realities.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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Floria is a portrait of unflappable repression, the sort of level of stress that numbs the muscles in the face to be nothing other than blank.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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Other organizations told their staff to refrain from speaking their minds on social media or to members of the press, reflecting a certain amount of fear and uncertainty in the ranks of usually unflappable civil servants and humanitarian workers.—
Isabelle Mayault,
The Dial,
13 Feb. 2025
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Instead, Kvitova produced a nerveless performance, finishing off the match with her first ace of the final.—
Danielle Rossingh,
Forbes,
27 June 2021
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The seemingly nerveless Floridian, a ferocious competitor at the best of times, hit back in style to close with two birdies in his last three holes for a round of 69 in the process sending a very clear message to his rivals out there.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN,
9 Aug. 2020
Adjective
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And so a lot of these things are actually fully self-contained and there is no risk of big meltdown or those kind of events that happened before.—
Ayesha Javed,
TIME,
16 Feb. 2025
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Newman and Macdonald shared whether or not their show’s storylines will pick up after the events of the crossover or if the special event was self-contained.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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The facility is more like an apartment than a shelter, Burns said, as families are typically more self-sufficient and have more freedom to come and go.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2025
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His goals now extend beyond financial freedom to raising a self-sufficient and confident individual who can make informed decisions about his future.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The answer depends on several factors: • Hardware access: The U.S. leads in AI chip manufacturing, but China is investing in self-reliant alternatives.—
Vazgen Harutyunyan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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That's a jackpot for Trump's growth agenda and Starmer's vision of a self-reliant Europe.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Self-poised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-poised. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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