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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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Selective plans to continue its strategy of disciplined growth, focusing on rate and non-rate actions to drive underwriting profitability while expanding its geographic footprint.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
10 Feb. 2025
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Through this disciplined routine, participants develop resilience and teamwork while mastering the traditional techniques.—
Leafy Yun Ye,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2025
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For over 150 years, this principle has been an unshakable centerpiece of our constitutional framework, accepted across political and ideological divides.—
Paola Mendoza,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Atlanta was a story of American striving and creative success, now rooted in the unshakable consciousness of financial insecurity and racial discrimination.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2024
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Mark once gave me an Armoury safari jacket, the very same one worn by the character in my novel, and its light, unflappable linen proved perfect for my summer readings around Germany and Switzerland that year.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ride became the first American woman to blast off into space, but beneath her unflappable composure was a secret.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 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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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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Rosenkrantz is played in the two-hander by Rebecca Hall with warmth and humor and a physical ease that makes Linda much more centered and self-contained than Whishaw’s chain-smoking, often fidgeting Peter.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 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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Trump’s rhetoric sometimes suggests that his goal is to make the United States self-sufficient in virtually everything; the last major capitalist economy to achieve such a goal was Nazi Germany.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2025
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However, Thomas believes communities will become more self-reliant as a result.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Witherspoon presents Margot not as some unhappy bachelorette, but as a modern, self-reliant woman.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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