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steely

[stee-lee] / ˈsti li /










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Clearly he’s not a man comfortable ruling with steely resolve.

From The Wall Street Journal

The king has moved swiftly to protect it, displaying what James Knox, who has worked closely with Charles, once described to me as “steely determination cloaked in marvelous manners.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"You also have to trust your team-mates in the moment. You need to try to create a steely, calm determination."

From BBC

She softens the character’s steely edges, turning a proud and almost rapacious woman into a mere doting mom.

From The Wall Street Journal

Simon, a 10-time world champion, had already shown her steely resolve when she returned to the team after being dropped for five months in 2023 after the scandal first appeared in the media.

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