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aplomb

[uh-plom, uh-pluhm] / əˈplɒm, əˈplʌm /


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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Lagarde had led the bank "with great aplomb during challenging times" and French President Emmanuel Macron thanked Lagarde on X for her service "during a period marked by numerous crises".

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Birthdays and divorces are celebrated with equal aplomb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

She took it on with the aplomb of someone who knew how necessary the work was, and now we’ve lost her at one of the worst possible moments.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

She performs humble Christian motherhood with aplomb, her antisocial personality tucked away as deftly as the farmhouse kitchen’s off-camera dishwasher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

Suddenly elevated into the world of the rich, she moved with an easy, charming propriety, yet had the rare grace and aplomb to make her frequent departures from convention seem amusing instead of scandalous.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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