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buttoned-down







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In terms of style, Jared is the buttoned-down Kushner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Cohen wore a long sleeve buttoned-down shirt for interview, even though people in the company wore T-shirts.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Pascal’s Mr. Fantastic is so buttoned-down that he tucks his tie into his dress shirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

Lumbergh, in his two-toned buttoned-down shirt and with his ever-present coffee mug, drooling a series of “mmmkays” and “yeeeahs,” is every middle manager masking their incompetence while lording their authority over deflated subordinates.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024

What if some buttoned-down Telecom engineer had driven to work early that morning to get some work done?

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus




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