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phlegmatic

[fleg-mat-ik] / flɛgˈmæt ɪk /


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The head of French oil giant TotalEnergies was similarly phlegmatic when he announced the company's second quarter results Thursday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Last week’s local elections came as close as the phlegmatic Brits come to delivering a revolutionary message.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Romance: Another of Pynchon’s late crime novels, “Bleeding Edge” also chronicles the tender but tested love between insurance investigator Maxine Tarnower and her phlegmatic husband, Horst.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

The fact that credit markets had been at record-tight levels running into the Iranian war heightens the vulnerability of credit markets, although Bergeron did acknowledge the market reaction thus far has been phlegmatic.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026

Is he a person of low stature, phlegmatic, and plain.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë


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