aplomb
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And Kelly’s Q-Tip, in the production’s most physically demanding performance, straddles the human-animal divide with theatrical aplomb.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Semenyo's winner silenced a raucous and rowdy crowd with a real poacher's finish, reacting quickest to latch on to Rayan Ait-Nouri's cross and converting with aplomb.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
The film demanded a full range of character work from Fanning, who met the challenge with her typical aplomb.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
If you can condition yourself to embrace that fact, you can profit from calamity and good fortune with equal aplomb.
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
He was painfully aware that he lacked the ecclesiastical aplomb and savoir-faire that enabled so many of his colleagues in other faiths and sects to get ahead.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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