aplomb

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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 second half was a scrappy affair until Lynagh's late yellow-card for a deliberate knock-on opened the door for France to finish with aplomb with two tries in the last 10 minutes.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 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

This is a tricky and intellectually demanding task, and she does it with aplomb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

When Bernabe Montoya’s doleful voice crackled over the walkie-talkie, the agent replied succinctly, thoroughly, and then absorbed the information, or rather, lack of information, from the sheriff with equal automatic aplomb.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols