stolid
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Jack Morgan’s reputation for stolid rectitude was permanently undermined — “Until last Tuesday,” wrote a New York Times columnist, “Mr. Morgan was a legend.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Despite his misgivings, their duets—her vocals bob and weave, while his are stolid and reassuring—immediately became hits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The solid, stolid, self-satisfied Edwardian England that had seemed so deserving of his lashes was itself now wounded, and something in Galsworthy shifted accordingly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Perpetual sunshine has allowed the city’s multifamily housing to be opened to courtyards and parks and festooned with exterior staircases and balconies, breaking the stolid blocks of traditional apartment houses and fostering social connections.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
From the point of view of a mayfly, human beings are stolid, boring, almost entirely immovable, offering hardly a hint that they ever do anything.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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