as in nonchalant
not easily panicked or upset
the unflappable teacher never even blinked when the wall map came crashing down
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Michael Hiltzik: What FDR could advise Biden about reforming the Supreme Court — tread lightly
Mary McNamara: The unflappable Pete Buttigieg is (still) the Democrats’ best political communicator.
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Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
The usually unflappable Japanese boxer looks to have been rattled by Mexico’s Luis Nery.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
The unflappable creature eventually drifted on to Proveta Beach in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, which also happened to be the home of local retiree Joao Pereira de Souza.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
In the pilot, his seemingly unflappable Reddington, No. 1 on the FBI’s fugitive list, turns himself in, with the offer of serving up, on a weekly basis, terrible people who would otherwise elude the law — the titular Black List.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
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Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
The usually unflappable Japanese boxer looks to have been rattled by Mexico’s Luis Nery.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
The unflappable creature eventually drifted on to Proveta Beach in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, which also happened to be the home of local retiree Joao Pereira de Souza.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
In the pilot, his seemingly unflappable Reddington, No. 1 on the FBI’s fugitive list, turns himself in, with the offer of serving up, on a weekly basis, terrible people who would otherwise elude the law — the titular Black List.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
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