buttoned-up
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But compared to the buttoned-up, institutionalized dealmaking within the NFL and the NBA, the NIL world still looks like a scramble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The shifting promises are unsurprising to colleagues familiar with the brash, quick-tempered Gorka, a gate crasher in Washington’s buttoned-up defense establishment.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
The disappearance of Guthrie, a crime that remains uncracked after more than three weeks, is the rare story that spans the breadth of tabloid gossip and buttoned-up newspaper reporting.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
In some ways, the unfiltered, 70-year-old Wilson is the polar opposite of McDonald, a 54-year-old, buttoned-up former beauty executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Miss Saunders is suited-down and buttoned-up tight, like usual.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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