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composure

[kuhm-poh-zher] / kəmˈpoʊ ʒər /


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“Trying to keep the composure and not flinch.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

An attorney for D2 said clients are “entitled to clinicians who are steady and fully available to them, and protecting the composure of that hour is how we protect the people we serve.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

He might find them, but his team is lacking ideas, conviction, composure, physical and psychological heft, creativity, ruthlessness and stomach for a fight.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

And for his second goal, Dowman showed good composure to place the ball in the bottom corner.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Stephanie blanched, but Erin mostly maintained her composure, aside from her eyes darting side to side.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan


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