self-poised

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Adjective
  • The imperturbable New York rapper is back behind the boards for a lean, mean new album with endless quotables and only one guest.
    Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But the Brits love to check an American’s imperturbable optimism.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • But the interiors are more disciplined—materials used in the rebuild were meticulously chosen by architect Tomoyuki Sakakida of the Japanese design firm New Material Research Laboratory and meant to oxidize over time.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Join us for our third CNBC Pro LIVE, where investors of all backgrounds — from financial professionals to everyday individuals — come together to cut through the noise and gain actionable strategies for smarter, more disciplined investing.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Trump has a child’s attention span, a megalomaniac’s urge for a ribbon cutting before his term ends, zero willingness to listen to anyone who doesn not agree with him, and — most of all — an unshakable belief that his taste and judgment is far better than any arts commission’s.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In power since 2010 and looking for his fifth consecutive election victory, Orbán, 62, faces a more competitive race than at any time in the past two decades as Magyar has shot to prominence and challenged what once seemed an unshakable grip on power by the pro-Russian populist.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Massachusetts resident Stephen Chukumba, who featured in the original short and has stepped up to producing for this feature, faces less drastic life choices, especially since his transgender son Hobbes, a delightfully phlegmatic, unflappable kid, is now old enough to go off to university.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Pavlovic is unflappable in possession, sees the game around him with such clarity already, and has every chance of becoming a global star.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • His eagerness to get on the ball, even in his own half, the two nerveless penalties, and the blistering finish for his third goal would all suggest not.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • As did the nerveless manner in which the striker — who turns 38 in March — sent goalkeeper Harry Tyrer the wrong way from the spot to clinch another three points.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Usually, what happens during the crossovers is pretty self-contained, when possible.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, two crown jewels in the American repertoire, would not exist without Petipa’s original stagings; meanwhile, Russian ballet was bolstered by American influence, becoming more technically adventurous and less self-contained.
    Sara Krolewski, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The first song that the Beatles sang was self-composed, in itself a huge change.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
  • In concert, Ochoa mixes traditional and self-composed son cubano numbers with boleros, guarachas and tangos.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
Adjective
  • The urgent need to rearm following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and an apparent fracturing of relations within NATO mean Europe must become more self-sufficient in its defense production.
    Sam Meredith,Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Resembling the size and shape of a semi truck’s fuel tanker, it was designed to use seawater to cool itself and be largely self-sufficient once anchored to the seabed.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Self-poised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-poised. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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