austere
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It was 2019 and her California-based firm, Austere, had just agreed to supply several big US retailers with its high-end audio and video accessories that are largely manufactured in China.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025
Austere in form, “Heroes,” steeps us in the heated conversation of its characters as they reveal how they’ve changed since leaving the security of Transfiguration.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023
Austere in his personal habits and utterly averse to publicity, Gen. Scowcroft kept his focus on private counsel, leaving himself willingly overshadowed by more flamboyant personalities in the military and political establishment.
From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2020
Austere concrete government housing stands crumbling in the late-summer sun.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2016
Austere as Grahame was at home, he was always welcomed with pleasure by the young Hamiltons, who never could understand why Annie and Cecil should so fear him.
From Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters by Aguilar, Grace
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