as in composure
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Noun
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Then Wood and Ross Colton completely lost their composure after Nils Höglander drew an obvious penalty on Colton against the grain late in the third period.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
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But the main reason scientists believe people should keep their composure is because there is a good chance 2024 YR4 will be reclassified down to Level 0 when observed in the future, the same outcome for 2004 VD17 and 99942 Apophis.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For Trump, any name can become an instrument by which to exert his will upon our politics.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
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That wouldn’t work every weekend in the Big Ten (see Nebraska), or against teams that can run at will behind massive offensive lines (see Kansas State, Kansas).—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the age of weight-loss drugs, who needs willpower?—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
3 Jan. 2025
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While adding Bitcoin to the U.S. Treasury’s balance sheet would require considerable political willpower and congressional approval, the mere suggestion of such an initiative carries profound implications.—
Leeor Shimron,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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More than 5 miles of nature trails are within walking distance.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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The proposal for affordable homes would be located at 1655 Berryessa Road in San Jose, a short distance from the Berryessa BART station.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The self-discipline, nurturance, and confidence required to build a trusting relationship with their equine partner gave them new physical and emotional strength and enabled them to embody the ideal of white womanhood: middle-class, self-controlled, and maternal.—
Rebecca Scofield / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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In it, the bass-baritone and composer Khary Laurent trains his gaze on the split consciousness of a Black man torn between bloody vigilantism and self-discipline.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Self-poise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-poise. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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